In my opinion formed from direct experience and having read the opinions
and experiences expressed by others - They over rated it, whored out
their name, and made it as cheaply as possible to maximize profits. If
they had put a 7.5 HP motor on it then it would actually do what it
claims and hold up okay. If they had put a smaller pulley on it and
settled for a lower CFM spec on the sales sheet it would have worked
probably just fine and lasted. They didn't do that and as long as they
have been in the business they should have know it was going to be a
lousy product. The thing is I keep getting better and better stuff for
my shop as I can afford to. Next time I upgrade my shop compressor I
won't "step up" to any "better" product from Ingersol Rand. I will buy something else. Anything else. Based on my direct experience its my opinion that Ingersol Rand can not be trusted.
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:uj8kpd$2v4bt$1@dont-email.me...
...Next time I upgrade my shop compressor I
won't "step up" to any "better" product from Ingersol Rand. I will buy something else. Anything else. Based on my direct experience its my opinion that Ingersol Rand can not be trusted.
Bob La Londe
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https://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Running_Two_Compressors_Together.html
My two are a 1/2 HP 12 gallon roll-around and the 3.7HP 80 gallon
upright. By connecting the tank of the small one to the house air line I
have the jobsite adjustability of the portable with the capacity of the
large one.
The outdoor air connection is an inconspicuous water faucet, that takes
a GHT to NPT adapter to air hose. GHT is the official abbreviation for
Garden Hose Thread, which can be hard to tell from 3/4" pipe thread
without a label. A 3/4" male PVC pipe plug screws into the female end of garden hose well enough to keep bugs out.
https://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Running_Two_Compressors_Together.html
My two are a 1/2 HP 12 gallon roll-around and the 3.7HP 80 gallon upright.
...Do you know a good procedure toadjust the turn-on and turn-off pressures with this type of control?
"Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:uj8u3l$30hr6$1@dont-email.me...
I think I have three portable compressors.
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In the 70's before industrial-type equipment scaled down and priced for
home use became available I assembled my portable compressor from
components, including a pressure switch meant for water well pumps. It appears to have separate screw adjustments for the pressure differential
and the on/off setpoint, and they interact with each other. Do you know
a good procedure to adjust the turn-on and turn-off pressures with this
type of control?
If I'd had a second compressor I would have attached the control to its regulator to change the "tank" pressure without having to repeatedly
bleed and refill it. Or I could have moved the wiring to an enclosed
manual switch box (hanging on the motor wires) and the control to the regulator output.
I reset the safety valve by shorting the motor to the line in the
control and shutting it off at 125PSI by pulling the plug. Reducing it allowed a larger motor pulley and higher CFM without exceeding the
nameplate current.
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