will not stay runing

8 years 10 months ago - 8 years 10 months ago #1050 by rappy144
will not stay runing was created by rappy144
I have a American inc comptessore it will run until it gets 100 pounds then it will shut off . and will not restart till the air has gone down . what could it be that's shuting it off.

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8 years 10 months ago #1053 by MTR-Admin
Replied by MTR-Admin on topic will not stay runing
Thanks for the post rappy144.

Most likely your on/off Pressure Switch is bad. This is the on/off electrical box where your powercord and motor wires are installed, and it also controls the cut-in pressure and cut-out pressure of the compressor.

It is preset at the factory at a certain on/off PSI, so if it's cutting off earlier than it typically does (say, 100 PSI versus 125 PSI).

Many times you can turn the compressor off, take the plastic cover off of the pressure switch and try adjusting it so that you increase the cut-out PSI setting.
You can find out how to do this in a video by clicking on the below link:

www.mastertoolrepair.com/how-to-adjust-p...-switch-p-30582.html

Otherwise, if you can't adjust the pressure switch to the correct PSI then you will need to simply replace it.

Hope this helps.

- MTR

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