New to me shoebox f10

[KnifeMaker]

If so it could  be very handy! The IR has no manual adjustment at all. 

[Wayne52]

If I am not mistaken, the CA compressors do have a pressure limit switch adjustments under the pressure switch cover.

I wondered about that myself so I went and checked.  Sure enough there's an adjustment and I turned it up to 120psi from 110psi, very cool

[FuzzyGrub]

If I am not mistaken, the CA compressors do have a pressure limit switch adjustments under the pressure switch cover.

Thx.  Very good to know. 

[AlanMcD]

If you don't have an adjustable pressure switch, take a look at how the contacts work - you might be able to easily force the compressor to turn on earlier manually.

I have an old 15 gallon Craftsman compressor (loud!!) that I did this on - once I saw how it looked, I simply tied a loop of twine and laid it across the compressor so that it presses on the contact switch when I pull it such that it loads up the contacts.  With a simple tug, I can start the compressor to cycle to full, and it cuts off at 125PSI. I did this because it won't restart on its own until it gets down to between 85 and 90 psi.

I use this when running my Shoebox Max (pressure regulated to 95 psi on the input side) to keep the pressure in the tank up, but mostly I use it to make sure I have the shop compressor tank at maximum pressure well before I start the Shoebox.  This gives the air charge a long time to cool down before the fill begins. With the 15 gallon tank, the compressor only needs to fire up every 20 minutes or so, so I often will pop out to the garage and force a start to keep the pressure high (and to have a cooler air charge in the line too).

[FuzzyGrub]

If I am not mistaken, the CA compressors do have a pressure limit switch adjustments under the pressure switch cover.

I wondered about that myself so I went and checked.  Sure enough there's an adjustment and I turned it up to 120psi from 110psi, very cool

Is the turn on pressure adjustable as well?  I'd like to move that up to 95psi. 

[truck]

Here's some videos about switch adjustment.

[FuzzyGrub]