Anyone know about compressors?

[VAGslag]

First of all, how on this massive forum not a section for tools and garage equipment?

Secondly, I have an old compressor which has been fine... Recently, evrn since I completely emptied the compressor, it won't hold pressure and leaks from what I'm guessing is the regulator.

One thing lead to another until I got angry and kicked it, which funnily enough stopped the leak but now means the compressor doesn't work. . . So the long and sort of it is, I'm a knob, and I need a new one of these:


Can anyone tell me A) where I can get a new one, and B) how the hell I get this one off!?

Any help muchly appreciated, thanks in advance

[phucks1976]

looks like a clarkes compressor. There is a Clarkes shop on Leabridge road london e10 I think Machine mart also sell similar. You will need to get the model number off the serial number plate. They can then email you a parts list and you can identify and order the part.

Good luck

[Quattromaster]

Any air supply company will have those in stock, it's only the "master" on/off switch.

Just google in your area, if nr Essex I can't fault Chelmer pneumatics.

[VAGslag]

Thanks for the speedy response chaps... The only brand names I can see on it are "Cobafer" and "Nuair", being realistic a lot of it is probably all made in the same place anyway.

Also, I just found this on ebay which looks like it'll do the job:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261631306519?_trksid=p20...

Almost worryingly cheap though!?

[john2443]

I bought one from ebay, I guess machine mart stock them.

You get it off by unscrewing, I think the whole lot will unscrew off the tank assuming it will rotate without clashing with the fan. Spanner on the hex 'nut' and turn.

[VAGslag]

Just took a punt on an ebay one, for 12 quid it's gotta be worth a shot!?

Yea, i got it off in the end... I just had to take the pressure gauge off first so I could get a big shifter on the main body. Wasn't half stiff though, god knows how long it's been on there for!?

[VAGslag]

So that pressure switch turned up and the main port on the bottom was too small, didn't realise the thread was 3/8 not 1/4 like the rest of the attachments...

So I got up early doors and drove to machine mart inTwickenham this morning as I NEEEED this compressor running this weekend, picked up a clarks pressure switch for 20 quid... Happy days!

Wired it up just like the last one, but NOTHING is happening :-/ I've checked the main fuse in the plug and its not that... Can anyone see anything wrong with this wiring:


if not any ideas why it might not be working? . . I'll be pissed if it's a faulty switch!

[VAGslag]

Right, slight update... Every time I plug the compressor in it trips the main trip switch for the garage

I'm thinking that this switch wires up differently from the old one, stupid thing is it's doesn't come with any instructions!

Can tell me how these clarks pressure switched are supposed to be wired?

[paintman]

OK, mine's not a Clarke but the wiring is as follows. I'm looking at it in the same way as your pic.
Wires in from the mains plug:
Earth to the earth point.
Blue wire to bottom right.
Brown wire to upper right.

Wire to compressor motor:
Earth to the earth point.
Blue wire to upper left.
Brown wire to bottom left.

No idea if this will work with yours & at your own risk!

ETA I'm inclined to think you've effectively connected the input blue & brown together, hence your trip going every time.

[Mr2Mike]

VAGslag said:

Wired it up just like the last one, but NOTHING is happening :-/ I've checked the main fuse in the plug and its not that... Can anyone see anything wrong with this wiring:

Yes. You have managed to wire it up so it's completely shorting out the incoming live and neutral wires, no wonder its tripping the breaker. Move the wires so that the live (brown) wires are both on the top two connections and neutral (blue) wires on the bottom two.

[VAGslag]

thanks chaps - Yea, where I had kicked the old one in rage the orientation was all messed up. I just swapped the top right brown with bottom left blue and all is well and good now!

Thanks for your input

[paintman]

Kicking things in frustration rarely works.
Tried it many years ago with my Hillman Imp which was refusing to start.
Unfortunately the bottom of the quarter panel had a bit more rust in it than I realised.........