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Porter Cable air compressor failing to cut on at the low pressure cut in value when driving a finish nail-er.

misty , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 07:40:29 PM

This Porter Cable Model C2005 6gal.2.6 SCFM fails to reliably cut on when 
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the pressure drops to the cut in point. It seems to try several times 
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before it finally cuts in. It then reaches the high pressure point and 
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cuts off. Then it seems to be purging the air. When it works well l do not 
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hear that noise. What do you think the problem is? Any help would be 
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appreciated. Thanks!
 
 
 
 
 
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Fluffy Bunny Babi , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 07:13:39 AM

Did you put at least drops drops of oil in the gun before you  
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use it, sounds like there is a gun problem, it should be set at the the  
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proper psi for the tool that you using, the regulator, measures the  
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amount of air store in the tank.  
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Fuzznuts , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 10:02:43 AM

How long is your hose? The best to use is always 50'. If a  
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shorter hose is used sometimes the regulator cannot read the pressure  
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correctly. I would also take my fittings apart to check for debri and  
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leaking air. If it is not that you may just need a new regulator.  
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