Compressor overheating

ndiritumartin Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Sep 21, 2012, 03:33 AM

Compressor overheating

Why does a compressor overheat?

smoothy Posts: 25,490, Reputation: 2853

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Sep 21, 2012, 04:52 AM

Not enough oil, not enough airflow, running longer than the designed duty cycle...

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