I mentioned a few days ago that I've been getting my garage in order in preparation for the eventual day when we have warm weather again in Vermont, and one task that I've busied myself with lately is the rehab of an old Speedaire compressor that Lentinello gave me a while back when he bought his big spiffy brand new compressor.

Lemonjello said it worked well for him, but kept blowing breakers whenever it filled to capacity, and a buddy of his tried in vain to rewire it. Which is probably why the Square D cutoff switch on it didn't come with the power cord. Six bucks at the Home Despot and I solved that issue. Left it wired for 110V, though instructions on the motor provided for a 220V setup. Surprisingly, it's not nearly as loud as other compressors I've worked with, including Lunchandbellow's shiny new unit.

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