Combining two compressors

[brightspark]

When I was running mine with the needle descaler, I was using a domestic socket for one compressor and the cooker socket for the other.

This is the effect of running them nearly continuously for 6 hours.

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reason been a 13 amp fuse will happily run at about 19 amp constantly before it blows but the plug contacts are only 13 amp

 

[AVI_8]

When I was running mine with the needle descaler, I was using a domestic socket for one compressor and the cooker socket for the other.

This is the effect of running them nearly continuously for 6 hours.

View attachment 361241

Yeh ideally a 16 Amp socket would be good for that

 

[Wildefalcon]

Yes, plus a long cable on a spur doesn't help with keeping the volts up.

 

[Wildefalcon]

The workshop is done properly, this was at temporary thing, and has to be repeated. I'll put the smaller compressor on that socket the next time.

 

[ranchero]

could just be that the contacts need a clean