Ernesto Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Anybody here ever have had their compressors over heat and go into "protect" mode where it needs to cool off for like 30 minutes? Happens to me a few times with the train horn...Hopefully upgrading this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysiwyg Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 no, but i have had that happen when solenoids are about to go out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted October 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 no, but i have had that happen when solenoids are about to go out. Nah mine just goes into "protect" because it's too hot and needs to be cooled off for approx 30-40mins :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 yes ive had that happen. They arent meant to run constantly but you must be really honkin that horn to get that compressor hot....aim a small fan directly at at it, it should help. Sounds like theres not much circulation around it. Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted October 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 yes ive had that happen. They arent meant to run constantly but you must be really honkin that horn to get that compressor hot....aim a small fan directly at at it, it should help. Sounds like theres not much circulation around it. Always nice to have a "different" horn that you can hold onto that will either really piss that person off that cut you off or scare the fuck out of them...I always hold it until I hear the compressor going then I let it charge up.People in Miami love to honk...LOL when I go to NC or a different city it's a whole different world...We were rated worse drivers for a reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinwagon Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Basically your compressor is being overworked. Sounds like you need a pump with a higher duty cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbiphil Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 What compressor and tank are you running? A lot of people make the mistake of running a little peashooter pump with a giant tank, and they end up either hitting the thermal cutoff or ruining their compressors prematurely... let me know what kind of compressor you have and we can figure out what size tank you should be running. -Phil at FBI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernesto Posted November 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 What compressor and tank are you running? A lot of people make the mistake of running a little peashooter pump with a giant tank, and they end up either hitting the thermal cutoff or ruining their compressors prematurely... let me know what kind of compressor you have and we can figure out what size tank you should be running. -Phil at FBI Had a small 180c compressor with a 3gallon tank...Sold today ;DHoping to go next with a 480c compressor and a 12gallon tank :^ Looks like my horn was messed up because of two things... One the pump switch wasn't working properly. Two, I messed up the valve for the second time. Don't know how :-[ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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