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I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SIMILAR DE WALT COMPRESSOR.
FIRST THING-GET AN ELECTRICAL TEST METER,MAKE SURE THE POWER SOURCE HAS MINIMUM 110 VOLTS,LOW VOLTAGE IS A PROBLEM ON CONSTRUCTION SITES,BEING AN ELECTRICIAN FOR 21 YEARS I HAVE WASTED A LOT OF TIME LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS WITH MACHINES AND POWER TOOLS AND DID NOT LOOK AT THE OBVIOUS.MANY TOOLS WILL NOT WORK WITH LESS THAN 100 VOLTS,AND CAN ALSO BE DAMAGED BY LOW VOLTAGE.
IF THE VOLTAGE IS 110 VOLTS UP TO 125 VOLTS,THE NEXT STEP IS LOCATE AND CHECK THE CAPACITORS,THERE SHOULD BE 2,ONE IS START,THE OTHER IS RUN.REMOVE THEM ONE AT THE TIME TAKING CARE TO MARK WHAT WIRE GO TO WHAT TERMINAL.WITH A DIGITAL TEST METER ON CONTINUITY,PUT ONE LEAD TO EACH TERMINAL ON THE CAPACITOR,THE READING SHOULD START COUNTING UP OR DOWN,IT DOES NOT MATTER WHICH WAY AS LONG AS IT KEEPS COUNTING,AFTER 30 SECONDS REVERSE THE LEADS TO THE OPPOSITE TERMINALS.THE READING SHOULD COUNT THE OPPOSITE WAY FROM THE FIRST READING,WATCH FOR 30 SECONDS.
IF YOU GET READINGS BOTH WAYS,THE CAPACITOR IS GOOD.INSTALL IT BACK ON THE MACHINE.
IF YOU GET NO READING OR JUST ONE WAY,THE CAPACITOR IS BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED.
REPEAT THE PROCESS ON THE OTHER CAPACITOR,REPLACE IF NEEDED.
THESE STEPS SHOULD SHOULD GET YOU UP AND RUNNING,BUT I HOPE IT IS JUST A SIMPLE LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEM.
LOW VOLTAGE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY VERY LONG EXTENSION CORDS,OR WEAK BREAKERS.
IN THIS NEXT STEP,BE VERY CAREFUL,GETTING ENERGIZED COULD INJURE OR KILL YOU.
IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS,CALL AN ELECTRICIAN.
A GOOD INDICATION OF PROBLEMS IN THE NEXT CHECK OUT IS OTHER OUTLETS HAVING LOW VOLTAGE,MEANING MULTIBLE CIRCUITS
TO CHECK BREAKERS,REMOVE THE PANEL COVER OF THE POWER SOURCE FEEDING THE OUTLET YOU ARE PLUGED INTO.
WITH A DIGITAL METER,PUT THE BLACK LEAD TO GROUND,AND WITH ALL BREAKERS ON, TAKE THE RED LEAD AND GO TO THE SCREW HOLDING THE WIRE IN EACH 15 OR 20 AMP BREAKER TO VERIFY 110 MINIMUM VOLTS AT EACH BREAKER.
IF YOU FIND ONE BREAKER WITH LESS THAN 110 VOLTS,REPLACE IT.
IF YOU FIND EVERY OTHER BREAKER WITH LESS THAN 110 VOLTS GOING DOWN EACH SIDE,YOU HAVE MAIN POWER ISSUES AND SHOULD CALL A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.
BEST OF LUCK....