All,
I have two 120V compressors that I have been working on. Both are getting new Capacitors.
As I am replacing the capacitors I am looking over the other electrical components.
One compressor is a Harbor Freight 21 Gallon Vertical . The other is Horizontal Craftsman which is roughly the same size. The one Harbor Freight Capacitor was fried and the other looks like it may have opened. The Craftsman Starting Capacitor was/or has been leaking badly.
The Harbor Freight Thermal Overload protector was lost over the past 10 years after the unit was originally torn down and put to the strip-down-use parts for another project pile.
I can find no info on it for its original size. The outside of the tank says its 14.6 Amp/120V Compressor. It was originally a push button. Originally I was thinking of replacing it with a 15amp Thermal overload push button protector. After reading online about 1.25 times FLA/FLC which puts it more toward 20AMP (14.6X1.25) = 18.25. So what would be the proper size 15 or 20 Amp Protector?
The Craftsman compressor situation is a little different. The Overload protector on it appears to be a flat device of sorts. It looks like it can manual reset itself (Get hot and shut off/cool and turn back on). I will try and get some pics. In either case the item appears maybe not to work. I am saying this as the starting capacitor is bad on the compressor and upon start up (testing) the house breaker will blow. I have tried it even on a dedicate 20AMP plug. Thoughts?
Thanks for the help in advance,
Chris
I have two 120V compressors that I have been working on. Both are getting new Capacitors.
As I am replacing the capacitors I am looking over the other electrical components.
One compressor is a Harbor Freight 21 Gallon Vertical . The other is Horizontal Craftsman which is roughly the same size. The one Harbor Freight Capacitor was fried and the other looks like it may have opened. The Craftsman Starting Capacitor was/or has been leaking badly.
The Harbor Freight Thermal Overload protector was lost over the past 10 years after the unit was originally torn down and put to the strip-down-use parts for another project pile.
I can find no info on it for its original size. The outside of the tank says its 14.6 Amp/120V Compressor. It was originally a push button. Originally I was thinking of replacing it with a 15amp Thermal overload push button protector. After reading online about 1.25 times FLA/FLC which puts it more toward 20AMP (14.6X1.25) = 18.25. So what would be the proper size 15 or 20 Amp Protector?
The Craftsman compressor situation is a little different. The Overload protector on it appears to be a flat device of sorts. It looks like it can manual reset itself (Get hot and shut off/cool and turn back on). I will try and get some pics. In either case the item appears maybe not to work. I am saying this as the starting capacitor is bad on the compressor and upon start up (testing) the house breaker will blow. I have tried it even on a dedicate 20AMP plug. Thoughts?
Thanks for the help in advance,
Chris
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