quote:Originally posted by DeMopuar:
I am no expert -- but if I remember correctly, the compressor has a reservoir and always is pressured up with air, ready to go. When you call for air through the valve, the pressure goes down in the reservoir and the pressure switch closes the contacts and closes the circuit for juice to the compressor, and the compressor makes air until the pressure builds enough (finger on the valve to raise your car or not) to shut off. The button or lever you push to call for air does not regulate when the compressor goes on and off -- that is the job of the switch with the hot wire all the time.
So, do not connect these two wires and walk away -- something bad will happen. Either too much pressure will build and a safety valve will pop, or a seized air compressor will start a little fire, maybe...... don't know.
Wish I was closer to help you out. Sounds like fun!!!!
Later Jan,
Mark
What? Sounds like reverse electronics. So it seems when I press the button for the car to raise, that actually cuts electricity to the hot wire and then allows air to flow from the reservior and raise the car? I couldn't test things today by touching the two red wires because I need to gets me some male connectors and fix them to ends of a wire to connect both of them. I wanted to get all my stuff first, because when I monkey too much with the car turning it on and off, then the alarm from hell goes off and I shit my pants. So I need to pick up some Depends tomorrow as well.