> Don't sell the Craftsman too short. But do be consious of
> the cost. Their
> quality may have changed over the years.
IMO it's a mistake to regard "Craftsman" as a compressor maker at all.
Sears resells compressors made by several people, including IR and the same
folks that make Campbell-Hausfeld. IOW the quality of a particular
"Craftsman" compressor may be substantially different than the one sitting
next to it.
> I tore it down and
> the brushes were still OK.
Brushes ? What kind of motor was it ? I've not seen a AC-powered
compressor made in the last 100 years or so that didn't use an induction
(brushless) motor.
> They found that the start contacts inside the motor had gotten
> dirty and couldn't
> make.
Used to be a very common problem with induction motors. I even took a
repair class once that consisted mostly of cleaning & repairing start
contacts in AC induction motors. But I don't believe the old inertial start
switches are used much any more.
> Be careful about just looking at the HP specs.
I agree; to the point that I fully ignore the "hp" spec. What's important
is how much air it puts out, so that (and duty cycle) is really the only
thing to look at.
Randall
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