A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...

For safe, long-term use of a compressor, the motor winding temperature must be kept below certain limits, in all conditions in which the appliance may operate. For example, compressors from AC ...

Years ago, we used to enjoy watching diehard ARB-equipped off-road enthusiasts stubbornly (and slowly) fill up their tires using their own ARB on-board air compressors—even when another air source was ...

My Craftsman Model 919.165230 compressor with a 25-gallon tank served me well for over 12 years. I used it to paint motorcycle parts, power a cut-off tool for automotive body work, sandblast the ...

Article 440 applies to electrically driven air-conditioning (A/C) and refrigeration equipment. Each equipment manufacturer has the compressor motor built to its own specifications. The motors are ...

Years ago, it was common for shops to have a central power source that drove all the tools through a system of belts, wheels and driveshafts. The power was routed around the work space by mechanical ...

We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Whether it's for painting, dusting, inflating, or air tools, sometimes there's no substitute for an air compressor.

Why is a built-in air compressor useful? Let's pump through a few scenarios. Say you're making your way across Moab, Utah, the hard way in your fancy new R1T. To scramble up and over some of the ...

A hermetic refrigerant motor compressor consists of a compressor and motor, both of which must be enclosed in _____ _____ _____, with no external shaft or shaft seals, with the motor operating in the ...

Vehicle air conditioning is typically one of a car's most durable systems. Though it is often in use every day, a modern air conditioning system just keeps humming along providing cool air when you ...

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Samsung has announced that it will offer a 20-year warranty for the first time on Digital Inverter Motor used in its washing machine and Digital Inverter compressor used in refrigerators. Samsung has ...