PROBLEM | CAUSE | CORRECTION |
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Motor will not run. | Motor overload protection | Let motor cool off and reset switch |
| switch has tripped. | by pressing the red button located |
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| on the end of the motor. If the |
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| overload still trips, check for |
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| malfunctioning capacitor or wrong |
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| voltage. |
| Air tank pressure exceeds | Motor will start automatically when |
| pressure switch | air tank pressure drops below "cut- |
| pressure". | in pressure" of pressure switch. |
| Check valve stuck open. | Remove and clean or replace. DO |
| NOT OVERTIGHTEN. | |
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| Loose electrical connections. | Check wiring connection inside |
| pressure switch and motor terminal | |
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| box area. |
| Possible malfunctioning | Contact Service Center for |
| capacitor. | inspection or replacement if |
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| necessary. |
| Paint spray on internal motor | Have checked by a Service Center. |
| Do not operate the air compressor | |
| parts. | |
| in the spray area. See Flammable | |
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| Vapor Warning. |
| Possible malfunctioning motor. | Have checked by a local Service |
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| Center. |
| Fuse blown, circuit breaker | 1. Check fuse box for blown fuse |
| and replace if necessary. Reset | |
| tripped. | |
| circuit breaker. Do not use a | |
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| fuse or circuit breaker with |
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| higher rating than that specified |
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| for your particular branch circuit. |
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| 2. Check for proper fuse; only dual |
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| element time delay fuses are |
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| acceptable. Use a time delay |
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| fuse. |
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| 3. Check for low voltage conditions |
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| and/or proper extension cord. |
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| 4. Remove check valve and clean |
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| or replace if it is stuck open or |
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| closed. |
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| 5. Disconnect the other electrical |
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| appliances from circuit or |
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| operate the air compressor on |
| Pressure release valve on | its own branch circuit. |
| On an ON/AUTO pressure switch | |
| pressure switch has not | |
| equipped with a pressure relief | |
| unloaded head pressure. | |
| valve, bleed the line by pushing the | |
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| pressure switch to the OFF position. |
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| If valve does not open, bend the |
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| lever until it does. If valve still fails |
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| to bleed, replace the valve |
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| assembly. |
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