PROBLEM | CAUSE  | CORRECTION  | 
Regulator will  | Damaged regulator  | Replace  | 
not shut off air  | 
  | 
  | 
outlet.  | 
  | 
  | 
Motor will not  | Motor overload protection  | Let motor cool off and  | 
run.  | switch has tripped  | overload switch will  | 
  | 
  | automatically reset.  | 
  | Tank pressure exceeds  | Motor will start automatically  | 
  | pressure switch   | when tank pressure drops  | 
  | pressure.  | below   | 
  | 
  | pressure switch.  | 
  | Extension cord is wrong  | Check for proper gauge wire  | 
  | length or gauge.  | and cord length.  | 
  | Check valve stuck open.  | Remove and clean, or  | 
  | 
  | replace.  | 
  | Loose electrical connections.  | Check wiring connection | 
  | 
  | inside pressure switch and  | 
  | 
  | terminal box area.  | 
  | Possible defective motor or  | Have checked by a Trained  | 
  | starting capacitor.  | Service Technician.  | 
  | Paint spray on internal motor  | Have checked by a Trained  | 
  | parts.  | Service Technician. Do not  | 
  | 
  | operate the compressor in  | 
  | 
  | the paint spray area. See  | 
  | 
  | flammable vapor warning.  | 
  | Pressure release valve on  | Bleed the line by pushing the  | 
  | pressure switch has not  | lever on the pressure switch  | 
  | unloaded head pressure.  | to the "off" position; if the  | 
  | 
  | valve does not open, replace  | 
  | 
  | switch.  | 
  | Fuse blown, circuit breaker  | 1. Check fuse box for blown  | 
  | tripped.  | fuse and replace as  | 
  | 
  | necessary. Reset circuit  | 
  | 
  | breaker. Do not use a fuse  | 
  | 
  | or circuit breaker with  | 
  | 
  | higher rating than that  | 
  | 
  | specified for your particular  | 
  | 
  | branch circuit.  | 
  | 
  | 2. Check for proper fuse. You  | 
  | 
  | should use a time delay  | 
  | 
  | fuse.  | 
  | 
  | 3. Check for low voltage  | 
  | 
  | conditions and/or proper  | 
  | 
  | extension cord.  | 
  | 
  | 4. Disconnect the other  | 
  | 
  | electrical appliances from  | 
  | 
  | circuit or operate the  | 
  | 
  | compressor on its own  | 
  | 
  | branch circuit.  | 
  | 
  | 
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21- ENG  | A08184  |