They will come in handy in an emergency, one for the House and one for the Garage when you get it working. ✌🏽

I remember when that air compressor was born on your back porch. 😂 #jackofalltrades

Just got through watching the video where you first got the air compressor. Would be good to see a update / review video. What breakers did you use ?

@LifeWithChase

Жыл бұрын

I believe I used a 30amp 240v breaker and 10ga wire. It's still working so far. Not sure if they still make this model or if they have changed it to be cheaper and crappier like most things these days...

So... if those readings were correct, how is it possible for an average utility service of 100a start that compressor ? If your readings of 110a per leg were accurate, it would trip a 30a breaker. One would need a 250a breaker, which would exceed most normal home utilities services in total. You apparently had your meter on peak/hold to record the peak, but that peak could have been only milliseconds in duration. My home compressor of 5hp (electric motor, 240v), 60-gallon tank, dual cylinder compressor motor) srarted and ran just fine on a 30a breaker.

@LifeWithChase

10 ай бұрын

You answered your own question, that reading is starting current which last less than a second. A breaker takes more time than that to sense overload. That's why your lights can dim when large appliances start, such as large a/c or in this case large air compressor.

@larryag99

10 ай бұрын

@@LifeWithChase My overall point was to let folks know that you don't need a generator that "surges to 24K watts" to run a shop compressor, as you indicated in the video (@11:20), and that something maybe half that size would do the job for a compressor like you showed in the video. Many folks however have much smaller compressors in the 10-20 gallon size, and most homeowner generators in the 4 to 6kw size would have sufficient power to run that size compressors. Milliseconds of peak watts should not be used to size generators, and more focus should be on "running watts" for sizing decisions.

@LifeWithChase

10 ай бұрын

@@larryag99 that's where you are incorrect. Surge wattage in a generator is very important for motor starting. A generator half this size would not start this compressor, this one barely does.

@larryag99

10 ай бұрын

@@LifeWithChase then maybe the Start capacitor is week, because my 8k (10k surge) generator starts (and runs) mine just fine.

@LifeWithChase

10 ай бұрын

@@larryag99 do you have the same compressor or a smaller one? A 10k surge wattage will start a smaller compressor like most people have. This is an 80 gallon 2 stage 175psi compressor 5hp 240 volt.