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Duty Cycle
The Air Compressor should not be operated on more than a 60% duty cycle. This means an air compressor that
pumps air for over 6 minutes in one ten minute period is considered misuse. This could mean that the air compressor
is undersized for the required air demand. The maximum compressor pump time per hour is 30 minutes.
“Caution” - Always be aware of the duty cycle for your air compressor. Failure to operate the air
compressor properly could result in overheating and motor seizure. There could also be risk of fire hazard
due to overheating. Be sure to use a compressor capable of handling the air demand.
Operating the unit
To start the air compressor:
1.
Make sure the compressor switch is in the
OFF
position (knob with red cap above pressure gauges shown in
Figure 2
pressed down) before connecting the power supply.
Figure 2.
ON/OFF button.
Check the pressure gauge to see that the tank pressure climbs to approximately
( 8 BAR for
MCFRC230/231/232/233/234/238/239/227/228/229 and PE50300; 12 BAR for PE75300, PE 100300, PE100500
and PE150500)
, then automatically turns off.
Note
—
If the compressor does not automatically switch off, flip the ON/OFF switch to OFF before pressure gets too
high. See the Pressure Regulator sub-section.
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