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mrcj	19-02-2012 16:40

wiring air compressor into cRIO

The air compressor and a regulator are currently hard wired and we know that's against regulations. How could I hook up the standard kop 90 viair air compressor into the computer? It says it's 40amp and we only have 20amp spike relays. Is there a special relay?

Chickenonastick

19-02-2012 16:46

Re: wiring air compressor into cRIO

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcj (Post 1130302)

I'm not too sure what you mean by hooking up to the computer, but a Spike relay, which comes in the KOP, would be the appropriate device to use to control the compressor.

mrcj	19-02-2012 16:59

Re: wiring air compressor into cRIO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chickenonastick (Post 1130306)

I'm not too sure what you mean by hooking up to the computer, but a Spike relay, which comes in the KOP, would be the appropriate device to use to control the compressor.

Will 20 amps work for the Spike relay?

SuperBK

19-02-2012 20:27

Re: wiring air compressor into cRIO

Yes, put the spike on a 20 A breaker to run the compressor and you are encouraged to replace the fuse in the spike with another auto-reset breaker.

RufflesRidge

19-02-2012 20:31

Re: wiring air compressor into cRIO

Not sure where you got 40A from. The current draw listed on the VIAIR website is 10 Amps:
http://www.viaircorp.com/OnRoad/90C.html

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