I moved and was unable to plug my compressor in, 220v in a house that didn't have room in the box to run a 220v circuit. Note to all when getting a compressor get a 110v unit. I was trying to pinch pennies, they were running a good price on 220v units, wouldn't be the first time I've shot my foot. So I bought a tank, 98cf carbon fiber AV tank, easy to get filled there's a paintball field a couple of miles down the road. Now this is where the first world whine comes in, having to contsantly fill the bottle. Well I bought a regulator from Gene at Air Tanks Plus and tethered the gun to the tank. I can shoot to my hearts content and not worry about concistancy , set the reg and shoot. AOA finalily fixed the SK 19, took Them many a try but it doesn't leak yet. What a reciept for burning up pellets. I love it! Please pardon my spelling my dictionary app is down.
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Especially testing and tuning for ultimate accuracy what reg pressure setting your gun prefers to keep them drilling the exact same holers at long distance all day long.
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Especially testing and tuning for ultimate accuracy what reg pressure setting your gun prefers to keep them drilling the exact same holers at long distance all day long.
https://airtanksplus.com/product/regman2-external-pcp-airgun-regulator/
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Rewire it for 110, simple process. Many of my shop machines were 220 and I changed them over to 110, the motor does not care which voltage it gets...110 just uses a little more.
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yes I've switched 110v to 220v and vise versa on some of my wood working machines. It's as simple as switching terminals. I called AV service and they told me that wasn't possible with their motors. If you know differently please advise me as to know how it's done. I'd love to switch it.
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Can't you wire it to a dryer plug and just use that outlet?
What I have done when I need use my 220v stick welder is pop the breaker out for my dryer and pop a 50 amp breaker in that spot, wired up to a heavy gauge extension cord that powers my welder.
You could also take out the dryer breaker and wire that to a breakout box with a couple extra breakers in it. Just don't use both at the same time.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
What I have done when I need use my 220v stick welder is pop the breaker out for my dryer and pop a 50 amp breaker in that spot, wired up to a heavy gauge extension cord that powers my welder.
You could also take out the dryer breaker and wire that to a breakout box with a couple extra breakers in it. Just don't use both at the same time.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
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Don't have a schematic but most motors can be rewired. Some compressors are made with little reguard to electrical safety, just enough to get buy US codes. Some may not have the terminals to rewire as that would increase costs to produce. As far as popping breakers and plugging into dryer circuits, be very careful as some dryer circuits have 3 power lines. A typical electric clothes dryer requires a dedicated 30 amp 240 volt 4-wire circuit which is supplied by a 10/3 copper cable with a ground. My suggestion to you, if you are not familiar with eletrical circuits and how they operate and don't operate, stay away from the ideas of changing breakers you could burn the motor out or worse burn your house down. Just my 2 cents worth. I will tell you one thing for sure, a shot of 240V you will never forget it. It is very simple to put a 220/240 circuit in your service box and plug in the wall, just the cost of a breaker and wire (you can use 12 ga.) and a plug.......and a couple of hours work.
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The other consideration when rewiring a 220V motor to 110V is that it is increasing amp draw by halving the voltage. Most home 110V circuits typically are wired for 15 amps or 20 amps. Therefore a 220V motor drawing 15 amps that is rewired to 110V is now drawing higher amperage which could either trip the breaker or worst case start a fire in the wiring. Consult an electrician before connecting a rewired motor on existing home circuits unless you are qualified and test the amp draw of a rewired motor.
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