Daystate Compressors

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Hi Bill, I was actually looking at your compressors yesterday. Yeah, 115V sounds appealing from the convenience perspective and I do have a dedicated 20A circuit to my workbench. How many amps does the KT-70 draw at full load?

Also, I noticed a discrepancy in the KT-70 dimensions between the brochure (63x30x40cm == 24.8x 11.8x15.8 in) and your webpage (27x13x18). Which is it?

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"BanjoGunner"Hey jlc, how long is the power cord for your Daystate Compressor? I have an outlet but it's behind my dryer so I need probably at least 3.5 ft to reach the outlet.

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I'll measure it later and post, but my guess is that it is 4 feet long. As you probably know the power cord comes without a plug attached so that you can adapt to your particular outlet config. My plug is a dryer receptacle that i put in the garage for my old dryer, the old dryer works and will now share the plug with the compressor. I had an open area next to the dryer, so the plug actually is between the dryer and the compressor and just below the circuit panel.

My home is about 25 years old so it does conform to a 3 wire that comes with the daystate. My wires were: blue, brown and yellow with a green stripe. Blue and Brown hot and the yellow wire with the stripe (green or blue) was the neutral wire, this would map to the center or L shaped blade of the plug. These plugs can be found in a lowes or home depot in the electrical isle. The plugs come as a package, with 3 straight or 2 straight and the L blade, 12 to 14 dollars.
 
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Thanks jlc. My outlet is accessible without moving the dryer so I'd be able to swap the compressor plug in when I wanted to use it as long as the cord was long enough. The compressor will have to be stored elsewhere though.

I was aware I would need to attach my own plug, and thinking about that now it probably would not be too difficult to lengthen the cord at the same time, if needed. And thanks fore the wiring info, I'll need to pull the receptacle to verify mine.
 
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I just ordered and it is on its way, an Omega Turbocharger. This will be my first and surely my last (expensive - about the same as what I have in my Air Wolf MCT) so I hope it is good enough. Just like the original poster above, I considered buying a Cricket Carbine but realized I'm very conservative with air because it is such a long trip, with appointment required, to the dive shop that will fill my 4500 PSI carbon tank. My son's rifles (2) will also be served by this machine.

I considered the Daystate but the 220 outlet requirement deterred me. I don't have easy access to either the range or the dryer. I know, some suggested I could have one installed but I decided not to.

 
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"jlc"My home is about 25 years old so it does conform to a 3 wire that comes with the daystate. My wires were: blue, brown and yellow with a green stripe. Blue and Brown hot and the yellow wire with the stripe (green or blue) was the neutral wire, this would map to the center or L shaped blade of the plug. These plugs can be found in a lowes or home depot in the electrical isle. The plugs come as a package, with 3 straight or 2 straight and the L blade, 12 to 14 dollars.

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I've pretty much decided on the Coltri MCH-6 and I'm continuing to do my due diligence before actually placing the order...

Like the Daystate, the MCH-6 comes with a 3-wire lead, and my receptacle takes an L-shaped/center blade. First does it matter which hot wire goes to which (non-L-shaped) blade or are they interchangeable? What is really concerning me though is that looking at these plugs and receptacles online, they are referred to as non-grounding. Does that actually mean the receptacle is not grounded? That just doesn't sound right to me.

Anyways, I'm reading up on the electrical stuff right now, but I'm thinking you may have already gone through some of this and can point me in the right direction.

Thanks!
 
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Good evening, the Daystate manual discussed the color of the wires, specifically the neutral wire. So I would be guided by the coltri manual. I am not an electrician and if you are in doubt of the correct wiring of the outlet or circuit box it'd be best to have a qualified electrician look at it.

Hopefully it is wired correctly to support your compressor.

Maybe we have an electrician on the forum that can provide additional information to answer your concerns.

All the best.
 
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