Thread: How do you code the compressor?
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Re: How do you code the compressor?
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
The Nason pressure switch is rated for only 5 amps, nowhere near the current required by the compressor.
That makes sense. Interesting that it worked for us though... guess it would dramatically shorten the lifespan of the switch / leave you open to risks of the switch welding itself or something.

I've seen things like that happen before. On my race car I have a switch on the radiator fans. The switch is rated for 10A (the biggest switch I could find without going online to a specialty supplier), and the fans pull 20-40A. Switch works, but on 2 instances has ceased to function. I thought about replacing it with an old automotive relay or something, but never got around to it. We hadn't realized what happened at first until I thought of the current draw of the motors, and the rating on the switch.