Help!
I have compressor issues.
My psi drops to 0 as soon as a tool is triggered.
It's a big 80 gal Saylor Beall. There's a filter and a regulator in line right out of the tank.
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Help!
I have compressor issues.
My psi drops to 0 as soon as a tool is triggered.
It's a big 80 gal Saylor Beall. There's a filter and a regulator in line right out of the tank.
He who hesitates is lunch.
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Does the motor run to recharge the tank then? Or does the meter slowly regain pressure without the compressor motor running?
Last edited by Ken Fitzgerald; 12-10-2022 at 2:46 PM.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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Thanks, Ken.
It regains pressure without the motor running, and immediately.
Could it be a bad filter or regulator?
Weird symptoms...
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Try a different hose, then try a different regulator. Seems like something is caught somewhere and airflow causes it to jam up.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.
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Filter may be really dirty
Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
Always use the word "impossible" with extreme caution
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Where are you measuring psi? Is that gauge good. Any quick connects.
When it reads zero dump the tank drain and/or pressure relief to see if tank has pressure or not.
Bill D
Last edited by Bill Dufour; 12-10-2022 at 4:01 PM.
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Which comes first, the filter or the regulator? Is the gauge mounted on the regulator?
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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My money goes on a stopped up filter.
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My compressor has 2 gauges, one shows tank pressure and the other shows regulator output pressure. How many gauges does your compressor have?
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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If you guessed filter...ding ding ding!!!
Replaced with a new one and all better.
Thanks, Creekers!
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