Air compressor motor and capacitors.

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Published 2012-04-03
A video for my friend TurboCobra.

All Comments (21)
  • @ThadeousMonkey
    Thank you! This has got to be the most useful video I've senn yet! 3 days I've been on this dang Internet looking for straight forward answers and your video cleared up all my questions! Thanks again!
  • @snocrushr
    Great video with good information for all, Thanks for taking the time to make it.
  • @boosted420a
    My compressor would trip the breaker immediately when I turned it on. At first I thought I had a bad starting cap, but I tested mine and it checked out ok. I watched your video and saw the part about sanding the points on the on/off switch and decided to take a look at mine, and they were in really bad shape. A light touch of some 220 grit sandpaper and some contact cleaner fixed the issue. Thanks. 
  • @kevinfreeman8853
    First off, thanks a lot Cecil !, My Devilbiss compressor went down about 6 years ago,(Fuse ) and thanks to being able to see the the Numbers on your capacitors(which got lost) I ordered 2 wired it up and wam bam.... It has awaken from a long slumber. Again I thank you and your upload , Kevin
  • @marklewis9635
    You rock, thank you for number 1 warning me of shock danger and number 2 explaining in layman's terms. Keep up the good work.
  • @ceedell
    Great video Cecil, this is what youtube garage is all about, we all learn or are al least refreshed when someone has a problem and we help each other. Thanks, Wendell
  • @ncautoman57
    Glad you're a part of the garage gang! Thanks for the video.
  • @iceman22st
    Whoa, I just had a flashback to my High School electronics class! I actually understood most of what you were talking about. Thanks.
  • @Wrenchlife604
    thanks for the video. in the middle of diagnosing my compressor. thanks for clearing some stuff up i was confused about
  • @danelectro68
    I've learned something today, I didn't know a motor had a start and run capacitor, so thank you cecil :)
  • @fatstercat
    excellent explantion,excellent information,excellent video all my thumbs are up !!!!!!!
  • @daveparker1334
    You da man! You answered every question I had in this one video. Thanks.
  • @turbocobra
    Awesome, thanks Cecil, I will be headed down to Grainger later today to get the capacitors. Appreciate you making the video and calling me last night.
  • @ziggassedup
    That's a very helpful vid Cecil...Electricity plays for keeps...I got bit once...240v @ 10 amps...It sure let me know who the boss was..!..Threw me off a ladder and across the room...Ouch..!