At 05:33 PM 11/21/00 -0600, Ryan Rodgers wrote:
> What do you guys use for an air compressor relay? I have had 4 relays on
>my compressor since July. They keep sticking and overfilling my air tank.
>WHat does everyone else use on their compressors? Right now my car is
>sitting for winter and when I got it out to wash it the relay stuck again
>and this one is only a few weeks old.
Ryan,
What type of relay are you using? What are the specs. on your compressor?
You want a relay rated at about 2 times the current. You might also want
to put a diode and or a capacitor across the relay contacts to keep them
from arching.
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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