Hello I'm new to this forum. I know that i can probably get some help here with you guys cause a friend recommended it. I finally got this thing going and i wired it for 120 volt tat first. I turned it on and then it built up pressure to about 30lbs and then it started buzzing from the electric motor then it trips the small red breaker on the back of the motor. I looked everything over and bought a new pressure switch, a new check valve, opened the compressor and cleaned it all out then added some new oil and tested it without the top of the compressor on. The pistons moved smoothly inside the compressor with no binding. i let it run for a while then put the top back on and let it build up pressure. and then bam once again at 30 lbs it shut off. I pressed the reset switch but it did not want to turn over the compressor. At this point all i could imagine was that it needed more power so i thought i would go with 220 volts.


I then rewired it for 230 Volts. I hooked everything back together and it does the exact same thing only now it gets all the way up to 40 LBS and then bogs down. I t also pops off the small plastic line that goes from the check valve to the pressure witch. . I thought maybe a faulty check valve so i bought and replaced it with a new one (again). then i bought and replace the electrical pressure switch. The damn thing keeps doing the same thing. It builds up pressure on a depressurized tank. but it will not let the motor turn when there is pressure in the tank. At first I was going to say that there are not many moving parts on this compressor and that this is not rocket science, but i cannot seem to figure this one out. I have changed all the air lines and the electrical connection. the only parts left are the electrical motor and the compressor itself.

I cannot figure this one out. Maybe i'm missing something here that i have not thought of. Any help would be appreciated. thank you.