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Re: compressor is heating up to the point it blows hose
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Originally Posted by ebarker View Post
Basic Chemistry / Gas Laws

PV = nRT
Boyle's Law caused us a bit of a search for a leak one year. We filled up the tanks, and a few seconds later, the compressor started again when the air cooled a bit and the pressure dropped.
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