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iwata compressor has stopped working
jekrott
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 08:58 AM UTC
I was just in the middle of painting and my studio series compressor just stopped working no weird noises no pop just stopped!I thought maybe overheating,but it wasn't hot and i wasn't using it all that long.Anyone have this problem before,i have had it for about 3.5 years or so and its been fantastic up till now.HELP PLEASE
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 09:02 AM UTC
Silly question but have you checked the fuse and the wires for a loose connection?
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 09:41 AM UTC
The light at the top for the power is on,but nothing else just the light
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 10:10 AM UTC
In which case bud that does not sound promising, does the company offer a repair service?
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 10:23 AM UTC
I do think they do,i'll be calling Monday morning.l'm so off I just started building again after taking almost a year off ! Was working on the new Meng Bradley.
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 10:34 AM UTC
Electrical capacitor broken, i guess . It looks like that in most cases: klick

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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 11:33 AM UTC
I hope that is itI just hope that it won't be too expensive to fix,and won't take long to fix
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 12:32 PM UTC

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studio series compressor


Which model?
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 12:56 PM UTC
Power jet lite
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Posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014 - 02:48 PM UTC
Faulty condenser
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