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Re: Compressor Overheating

The Kit compressors should be able to run continuosly without over heating if installed properly. It is normal for the area around the top of the cylinder to get warm, but it should not be too hot.

If it is the motor area that is hot then you probably have the wiring hooked up backwards. The compressor will run in this condition and produce compressed air. But it will be very inefficient and all that misdirected energy turns into heat.

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Originally Posted by McGurky View Post
So our team just finished building a t-shirt cannon, but the problem is that we seem to be getting our compressors really hot. we mounded fans over them to cool them down as seen in some of the pictures that I posted up, but I am wondering if there is any kind of heat sink that can be purchased to allow more heat dissipation?

Thanks for any help!!

-McGurky

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