Thought I'd bought a decent compressor. Actually, I had. Unfortunately the thing had been sat in a cold/possibly damp garage for 5 years before I bought it, and the shellac on the windings of the motor have evidently suffered. A couple of months of use here and the bloody thing shorts a load of it's turns, and it's fucked.
Irritatingly the rest of the compressor is still in brand-new condition, so I'm in two minds as to whether I buy a replacement motor, or just get a whole new compressor, as there's a seller on fleabay selling 3hp 50 litre compressors for the same as it would cost for a new motor for my machine (which is also a 3hp 50 litre unit), which is about a hundred quid.
Bastard machinery.
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Bloody buggery fuck.
... all landings are in fact controlled crashes, and any crash you can walk away from is a good landing. The definition of a good pilot is a man with the same number of landings as take-offs.
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I'm looking at the possibility of a rewind, but I bet that'll come out almost as expensive as a replacement motor. Need to make some phone calls tomorrow and find out.
A 2hp compressor for £60 is very cheap, but not man enough for what I need. 3hp is just about enough, but that is pulling 14A through a 13A plug. You should see the lights dim when it starts up.
What I really need is about 4hp to stop the damn thing running all the time. Granted, I could run two 2hp motors, but that would be about 19A, and need some fairly hefty re-wiring in my garage.
Maybe I should just build a diesel-powered compressor.
A 2hp compressor for £60 is very cheap, but not man enough for what I need. 3hp is just about enough, but that is pulling 14A through a 13A plug. You should see the lights dim when it starts up.
What I really need is about 4hp to stop the damn thing running all the time. Granted, I could run two 2hp motors, but that would be about 19A, and need some fairly hefty re-wiring in my garage.
Maybe I should just build a diesel-powered compressor.
... all landings are in fact controlled crashes, and any crash you can walk away from is a good landing. The definition of a good pilot is a man with the same number of landings as take-offs.
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I've got a petrol compressor, it's the bollocks.
I did know a man that would re-wind anything for a few beers, if he's still alive I'll give him a nod mate.
I did know a man that would re-wind anything for a few beers, if he's still alive I'll give him a nod mate.
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Euthenasia, because enough's enough already.
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Just made a couple of phone calls to see about getting it rewound. Prices range from £160 to £210 so far.
I can buy a complete brand new blood compressor for less than that!
I think I've become a bit obsessed with air-supply. I was looking at a 500litre receiver earlier. Where the hell would I put that!?!
I can buy a complete brand new blood compressor for less than that!
Better than that, I have a number of speed-regulated perkins diesel engines. That may be the way to go.Vanny wrote:must have an XUD lingering around?
I think I've become a bit obsessed with air-supply. I was looking at a 500litre receiver earlier. Where the hell would I put that!?!
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Just had a very interesting talk with a chappie at a motor repair company. It *could* be nothing more than a blown capacitor, which would burn out the contacts of the start/run switch (depending on whether it's a centripetal or soleniod switch). That was looking hopeful until he mentioned that even if it was as minor as that, I'd still be looking at £60 +Vicious Added Tacks. Bollocks to it, I'm going to buy a new compressor.
.. and for anyone else who wants one, these look very good value for money.
.. and for anyone else who wants one, these look very good value for money.
... all landings are in fact controlled crashes, and any crash you can walk away from is a good landing. The definition of a good pilot is a man with the same number of landings as take-offs.
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