Air compressor question

[MacDaddy67]

I bought a used 60 gallon 5 hp air compressor..( Ingersol Rand )

Model SS4L5

230 volts on the sticker....

Forgive me on my ignorance about electricity questions

It has 3 wires coming out of the junction box...black, white, ground

If its 230 volts, wouldn't it have 4 wires....2 110 legs, a neutral, ground ?

[XBOW STALKER]

Doesn't matter what leg you hook up to from the panel. You should have 2 110 legs feeding in and a ground. The two 110 legs make your 220

[ktjones]

My DeWalt 60 gallon / 5 HP has just three wires: L1, L2 and Ground. Keith

[wsteffen]

My DeWalt 60 gallon / 5 HP has just three wires: L1, L2 and Ground. Keith

This is fairly common for a 220V motor.

[MacDaddy67]

OK that makes sense...was just wondering why there was no neutral

[Jefecinco]

Not to hinack, but how is that compressor? I have a 60 gallon Porter Cable bought on sale years ago. Got a pinhole. So I am about to junk it and been looking at a few.

[MacDaddy67]

Not to hinack, but how is that compressor? I have a 60 gallon Porter Cable bought on sale years ago. Got a pinhole. So I am about to junk it and been looking at a few.

not sure...it was such a good deal I couldn't pass it up....gonna wire it up this weekend and run all the piping and quick connects that came with it

[cj7zrcool]

Not to hinack, but how is that compressor? I have a 60 gallon Porter Cable bought on sale years ago. Got a pinhole. So I am about to junk it and been looking at a few.

Pinhole in the tank? Weld (or JB Weld) it and you'll be good as new.....if everything else works.

[417scott]

3 wires is correct. For 220V there is no neutral. Think of 220V service as the difference between +110V and -110V.

[Jefecinco]

Pinhole in the tank? Weld (or JB Weld) it and you'll be good as new.....if everything else works.

Ya I thought about welding it or JB Weld. But it gets mixed reviews. Some say they do it and it works great. Others say you are fighting a battle because more holes show up.

Not sure what I am going to do.

[mudkat]

how about drill out the pin hole and tap then put in a bolt washer and a rubber gasket
see if that works you can forget about JB weld working that 80-120 psi in there