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I have an 80 gallon Sanborn two stage compressor that I would like to run on my Honda EM6500SX generator. The compressor
has a gas engine on it presently and I am thinking of removing the gas engine and installing a 220 volt electric motor(single phase).
From past experience, generators and compressors don't get along very well mostly because of the starting loads. My
thoughts are to change the ratio with a smaller pulley on the motor. If it would start, I would be happy with the slower
compressor speed and lower CFM output. My other option would be to come up with a smaller compressor that would
operate with the generator and feed into the Sanborn tank. I am hesitant to spend a lot of money on an electric motor
that would not run the compressor. Another possibility might be to use a 1725 RPM motor. At present, I'm using a small
compressor feeding the Sanborn but it takes at least two hours to air it up to 100PSI. It looks like it will take a bit of
experimentation to make a working system out of this. I think the original motor on the Sanborn was five horsepower
@ 3450RPM. What are your thoughts on this conundrum?
has a gas engine on it presently and I am thinking of removing the gas engine and installing a 220 volt electric motor(single phase).
From past experience, generators and compressors don't get along very well mostly because of the starting loads. My
thoughts are to change the ratio with a smaller pulley on the motor. If it would start, I would be happy with the slower
compressor speed and lower CFM output. My other option would be to come up with a smaller compressor that would
operate with the generator and feed into the Sanborn tank. I am hesitant to spend a lot of money on an electric motor
that would not run the compressor. Another possibility might be to use a 1725 RPM motor. At present, I'm using a small
compressor feeding the Sanborn but it takes at least two hours to air it up to 100PSI. It looks like it will take a bit of
experimentation to make a working system out of this. I think the original motor on the Sanborn was five horsepower
@ 3450RPM. What are your thoughts on this conundrum?