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    Air compressor not restarting

    All this talk made me take a look at my own compressor. It's a small upright 20 gallon air compressor with a 120 volt motor. Purchased it from COSTCO about 15 years ago. First time starting today in a 22 Celsius room with an empty tank. The start current was 30 amps. Within 2-3 seconds the...
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    Air compressor not restarting

    Whoops - I think I see the problem now... Should be "close at 74F"
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    Air compressor not restarting

    Took the above from the first link. Once the switch is out of the motor you could carefully test it's function with a heat gun, thermostat, and meter set to ohms. Edit: Without knowing the your motor's thermal switch exact ratings but using the ratings above as a rough guide - "120F open and...
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    Air compressor not restarting

    One more link. A pdf that gives a lot of info including a sizing chart on page 5: Klixon Data Sheet If nothing else the 2 links provide a lot of info about the design and ratings for these devices.
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    Air compressor not restarting

    I posted this link awhile back for trying to size a replacement: O/L Switch Pricey but it may help locate a possible replacement and then you could find a better price.
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    Air compressor not restarting

    I am not entirely certain if your motor design is a little less service friendly than most but here's a YouTube video I found that shows the typical way a single phase AC motor should come apart (2:00 - 7:00 min. portion): Single Phase AC Motor Disassembly Video
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    Garage sale find and miss

    "Ma'am, 2 things - phone is installed but it appears you have termites."
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    Garage sale find and miss

    I guess I don't get the idea of drilling divots into a vise. I always use backing of some kind. It's just a vise, it's going to take abuse, but that seems like needless abuse. Kind of like people who move shopping carts out of the way in parking lots with their car. It's going to get dings...
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    Air compressor not restarting

    Like everyone else who is following along I am interested in the outcome of what will ultimately solve the problem. Just for clarity, as I don't believe it has been mentioned, the centrifugal switch should open within 2-3 seconds of start-up and remove the Start capacitor from the circuit...
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    Mitutoyo indicator stand 7019B operation.

    This YouTube video shows a guy explaining a tightening fix of the exact same 7019B model. Starts at 5:00 mins. in. Mitutoyo 7019B
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