[AT] Air compressor failure

[Bo Hinch]

>From what I seen in the photo that you provided , the label going crossways
says ( Max 135 LBS ) which is telling me the adjustment on the regulator is
set much higher than that in order to shut off . Just my opinion .

On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 7:00 AM Brad Loomis <brad.loomis at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's possible that the compressor itself is low on oil or worn to the
> point where reaching shut off pressure is difficult. Is the cut out
> adjustable? Can you lower it by say 5 or 10 psi? If you can turn it off by
> the switch on top, then the contacts are not likely stuck. The last few psi
> on most any small shop compressor always take the longest to attain. A
> 200HP screw, not so much.
> Brad
>
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 9:06 PM <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Need some help relative to a Husky 60 gallon , 7 HP air compressor.  I am
>> shop sitting the shop in AZ of my recently deceased friend until his three
>> sons can decide what they are going to do with the 10 tractors, 5 highly
>> modified garden tractors and a fully stocked shop with a huge quantity of
>> hand tools.  In return for doing the shop sitting I get to use the shop to
>> do the work on my 1935 JD B and JD Garden Tractor.  Upon the very first
>> entry I noticed the air compressor was running too long. I shut the breaker
>> off and am not trying to figure out of there is something I can do to fix
>> it. My first thought is the pressure switch isn’t working right.   But….
>> I have never worked on this version. Attached is the picture of the air
>> compressor. I have not yet found a operators manual or service manual to
>> guide me through some trouble shooting.  I am pretty sure this was working
>> at least up to the end of August and then my friend got confined to the
>> house due to illness  and eventually died October 6.   I arrived in the
>> middle of November to take first use of the shop again.  So the compressor
>> sat unused for at least  couple months which may have something to do with
>> it not working now.  It does pump up to 135 lbs pressure but does not shut
>> off.  I set my compressor at home to shit off at 120 PSI.   So 135PSI seems
>> high to me.   If I open the pressure switch is there some adjustments in
>> there or is it maybe just stuck that needs to be unstuck?    Anyone with
>> experience with this brand of air compressor?  I don’t want to create more
>> expense because I don’t know what I am doing.   Here is a picture. Note:
>> The red dial on top of the pressure control does work in that it shuts down
>> the compressor when moved to the Off position. When moved to the Auto
>> position it just continues running.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dean VP
>>
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and gospel
>> of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
>>
>> ..Winston Churchill...
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