A circuit breaker is a switch designed to protect an electrical circuit (and the devices drawing power from it) from damage due to faults, shorts, or excessive current. They are located in your electrical distribution board (aka breaker box). When an electrical anomaly. .
First, let’s look at what might cause your air compressor to trip the breaker immediately on startup. (Note: this means when you initially turn it on, not when the pump kicks back on automatically during use – we’ll explore that scenario in the next section.) .
The first thing to keep in mind when troubleshooting a circuit breaker trip is when the breaker trips.Does it happen as soon as you turn it on or after it’s been running for a few. .
It’s typically more common for an air compressorto trip the breaker after running for a short time or as the motor kicks on a second time to.
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