flyboy2610
Loveably weird
Long, long ago, in the early years of the Second Age, I bought a small 2 gallon compressor from Menards. I have used it for a number of tasks around here. When I got into airbrushing it became my airbrush compressor. A new unit is $50, and I know I didn't pay that much for this one! I added the regulator/moisture trap myself.
A few days ago I painted the roof of a kit I'm kit-bashing (http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...s-division-ho-scale.26206/page-14#post-462190 ).
I finished the roof, cleaned the airbrush, and took a break. I got involved in a YouTube video, and then I heard the moisture trap on my workbench open up. It does that when there's no air pressure. This compressor has a small leak somewhere I've never been able to track down. It may be under the cover, I don't know. It's very slight so I just live with it. I went to check the compressor, and there was absolutely 0 air pressure. I toggled the switch on and off. Nothing. I checked the electrical outlet by plugging something else into it. Yup, the outlet is fine. The problem is with the compressor itself. I was kind of bummed out about it, but then I thought "Hey, now I have a good reason to save up and buy a new one!"
I finished up the building kit and put the compressor on the bench about an hour ago. The workbench in the workshop is buried under another project at the moment. I removed 4 Allen screws and pulled the cover off. I made sure all the electrical connections were tight, and checked continuity through the on/off switch. Everything looked good. Then I noticed one of the old style glass-and-metal fuses in a circuit board. Checked continuity through the fuse. Nothing. I think I found the problem!
It's a wet, sloppy day here In Lincoln, Ne. today and I really didn't want to go out and buy a package of fuses. I rummaged through the stuff I have here and looky, looky! A package of fuses the same rating as the one from the compressor!
I popped one of these bad boys into the circuit board, plugged in the compressor, threw the switch, and the compressor came to life!
I'm happy it's running again, but now I don't have a good compelling reason to save up for a new compressor!
In the words of Winston Churchill "Never give up! Never give up! Never, ever, ever give up!"
Sometimes it's the simple things........
A few days ago I painted the roof of a kit I'm kit-bashing (http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/...s-division-ho-scale.26206/page-14#post-462190 ).
I finished the roof, cleaned the airbrush, and took a break. I got involved in a YouTube video, and then I heard the moisture trap on my workbench open up. It does that when there's no air pressure. This compressor has a small leak somewhere I've never been able to track down. It may be under the cover, I don't know. It's very slight so I just live with it. I went to check the compressor, and there was absolutely 0 air pressure. I toggled the switch on and off. Nothing. I checked the electrical outlet by plugging something else into it. Yup, the outlet is fine. The problem is with the compressor itself. I was kind of bummed out about it, but then I thought "Hey, now I have a good reason to save up and buy a new one!"
I finished up the building kit and put the compressor on the bench about an hour ago. The workbench in the workshop is buried under another project at the moment. I removed 4 Allen screws and pulled the cover off. I made sure all the electrical connections were tight, and checked continuity through the on/off switch. Everything looked good. Then I noticed one of the old style glass-and-metal fuses in a circuit board. Checked continuity through the fuse. Nothing. I think I found the problem!
It's a wet, sloppy day here In Lincoln, Ne. today and I really didn't want to go out and buy a package of fuses. I rummaged through the stuff I have here and looky, looky! A package of fuses the same rating as the one from the compressor!
I popped one of these bad boys into the circuit board, plugged in the compressor, threw the switch, and the compressor came to life!
I'm happy it's running again, but now I don't have a good compelling reason to save up for a new compressor!
In the words of Winston Churchill "Never give up! Never give up! Never, ever, ever give up!"
Sometimes it's the simple things........