Hi,
I just got an Ingersol Rand compressor from the "FREE" pile down the street, it?s obviously been neglected and abused but it does run. I am only going to use it occasionally for topping up the car tires and bike tires, perhaps a blow gun for cleaning stuff.
Like I said it is in rough condition, I have begun to adjust the pressure switch. (A)Big spring = cut out, (B)small spring = differential and it?s working OK, what is the third bleeder valve[C]? When the contacts open a lever depresses a small brass valve that bleeds air, this is connected to the manifold under the pressure switch. Should this bleed as soon as the limit is hit or delay until the lower or differential pressure is about to kick back in? It looks like either the valve can be raised/lowered by it?s mounting nuts and there is a plunger on the armature of the switch that screws up/down in a plastic thread. Photo here:
Thanks in advance for any input, and if anyone knows the make or model of this switch I would appreciate that as well, there is no dust cover so I don?t know who made the switch.
Kristin