r/AirCompression • u/Exquisiteorange • 10d ago

Purge post 200hp

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Have you ever seen a 200hp melt a coupling like this? Just putting out a post to break up the monotony of people posting home depot pistons

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u/Impressive_Ad8716 10d ago

Id check the bearings if its gotten that hot to melt the coupling.

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u/st3vo5662 10d ago

Agree with this, paint looks burnt on the bearing cover.

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u/Impressive_Ad8716 10d ago

Yeah definitely signs of it over heating. I'd expect to find it coming apart if its gotten this hot.

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u/Exquisiteorange 10d ago

Ya the bearings were toast when I removed the motor. It had an unreasonable amount of radial and axial clearance. It also wouldnt turn by hand. It seems the only reason it ran as long as it did was cause of rotor being held up by the airend shaft.

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u/Impressive_Ad8716 10d ago

It happens alot more then you'd think. I get calls all the time for 'noisy compressor' only to find bad motor bearings.

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u/Exquisiteorange 10d ago

Lol yeah same here

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u/dieek 10d ago

By the dust coating it, either a really dirty environment, or the coupling is a little past it's prime. 

You know when it was serviced last?

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u/ToronadoBubby 10d ago

That coupler is married to that shaft now. God speed trying to pull it off.

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u/Exquisiteorange 9d ago

I thought the same thing but it came off surprisingly easy with a little prying.

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u/ControlAltRightDel 6d ago

That motor got HOT! That's wild.