looking for this air compressor part

[geldartb]

ok so ive looked all over and even used the numbers on the starter itself but come up with with either dead links or dead ends.

so i turn to you guys which might deal with these kind of things more than me.

ive tried going to campbell's site directly but all i can find from them is the whole electric motor, which i dont need.

basically i need one of the starters on top on the motor
its a 7hp 15amp motor that runs on 220 prob find it listed as 230 or 240v.

[Superdave]

crap, i just threw one away..

try Grainger

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

around here i would try greggs distributers.

[ForcedFirebird]

Grainger, MSC, Nothern Tool perhaps. That's just a normal start-up capacitor, you just need to match the values. They come on everything from drill presses, to compressors, to the big drop-band saws. I think I may have picked one up at a Sear's service center (for appliance parts/warranty repair etc).

[60dgrzbelow0]

Looks a lot like this one...and more can be found there with this search string:

7hp 15amp 220v electric motor

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Motor-7-5-hp-240-Volt-Replacement-1680-RPM_W0QQitemZ310099206438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48335a6126

The Starter Capacitors are there, too...

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_kw=motor&_kw=capacitor&_ckw=starter

Any Make, Model and Numbers on just the capacitor(s) ....?

[ForcedFirebird]

Looks a lot like this one...and more can be found there with this search string:

7hp 15amp 220v electric motor

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Motor-7-5-hp-240-Volt-Replacement-1680-RPM_W0QQitemZ310099206438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item48335a6126

The Starter Capacitors are there, too...

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_kw=motor&_kw=capacitor&_ckw=starter

Any Make, Model and Numbers on just the capacitor(s) ....?

^^^ unofficial evilbay sales rep

[neo71665]

Any electrical supply house should be able to point ya where to get one local. Just a standard motor, we swap them out all the time at work.

[60dgrzbelow0]

^^^ unofficial evilbay sales rep

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[geldartb]

well looks like i got to pull the numbers off the starter when i go down there. i had them written down but i cant find the paper.

but Grainger did have some start up capcitors. well 35 to be exact in the 220 range.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/capacitors/motor-supplies/motors/ecatalog/N-9ypZ1z0ztv6?op=search

[Firehawk94]

*Comic Relief*

Oh you dont need a starter!! Just "Fred Flintstone" it! Get the thing going by hand!! haha JK

[ForcedFirebird]

*Comic Relief*

Oh you dont need a starter!! Just "Fred Flintstone" it! Get the thing going by hand!! haha JK

That actually does work, but you might be the 8 fingered man if you don't watch out!

[neo71665]

That actually does work, but you might be the 8 fingered man if you don't watch out!

We do it all the time to check rotation before we button everything up on some motors.

[ForcedFirebird]

We do it all the time to check rotation before we button everything up on some motors.

208v 3phase? LOL. If it does run backwards, swap any two wires, just like the brushless stepper motors I use in the R/C helicopter

[neo71665]

208v 3phase? LOL. If it does run backwards, swap any two wires, just like the brushless stepper motors I use in the R/C helicopter

Any 3 phase, I work on anything from 6v dc to 480 3ph ac. When you're dealing with things like fan motors it depends on which way it turns. One way blows air and the other turns it into an exhaust fan.

[geldartb]

well i finally remembered to get the numbers off the capacitor on the compressor and found one that matched the numbers.

i went ahead and got 2 of them just in case the other one isnt up to par.

now when it isnt uber cold out ill get some more 3/4 pipe and continue building my hardline for the air.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350288204113&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT