#220 PLUG FOR AIR COMPRESSOR INSTALL#
Please don't try to do this - You do not want the power cord configured such that it inadvertently could be plugged into a 110/120V outlet, and you do not want to have an outlet "carved up" so that a 110/120 device might inadvertently gets plugged into it.) If you're not going to get (or create) and install a new 220/230V power cord and want to just replace the plug on your existing power cord, be SURE the replacement plug is a 220/230V plug.
(Apparently, some people use the existing cord/plug and wallow out the socket on the 220/230V outlet so the prongs of the plug will fit into it. This is a critically important safety point. Do NOT used the existing power cord (or, at least, not the existing plug on the end of it). Replace the access plate on the motor and tighten the two screws that hold it in place.ġ.
Unplug the white (T2) wire from Terminal 3 and plug it onto the (now) open prong of Terminal 1 (where the brown P2 wire previously was located).Ĩ. Unplug the brown (P2) wire from Terminal 1 and plug it onto the prong of Terminal 7 (Terminal 7 is located at the far RIGHT side of the MIDDLE ROW of the wiring block and should not already have anything plugged in to it).Ħ. Look over what's exposed so you'll be able to perform the next steps. To remove it, just loosen the two screws holding it in place and then pivot the access plate off.ģ. Remove the motor's access plate (you'll find this at the end of the motor nearest the compressor's On/Off switch). Make sure there is no power to the compressor/motor (be sure the compressor is unplugged from the wall).Ģ. In case you prefer it, a more detailed "step by step" follows:ġ. Move the white (T2) wire from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1. Move the brown (P2) wire from Terminal 1 to Terminal 7. In case you can't clearly understand the steps from the schematic, the "instructions" for converting the motor for 220 (or 230) volt use are: NOTE: THERE ARE TWO OTHER IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS FOR USING THE COMPRESSOR IN 220/230V THAT ARE DISCUSSED FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR MAKING THE CHANGES TO THE MOTOR WIRING! If you can "read" that schematic, it's essentially all the information you need to set up the motor itself. On the right side of that same label is a schematic diagram showing how the wires are configured for both 115 and for 230 volt use. I suspect the instructions below apply to any air compressor equipped with what apparently is known as a "small GE compressor motor," although I can only be certain with respect to my own compressor's motor, on which is pasted a white label marked "GE Motors" at the top left (next to the GE logo), over a red line, which is over a blue-lined chart stating: "MOD 5KCR49TN2235X", "V 115/230", "RPM 3450", "PART #MO-9062", and the words "AIR COMPRESSOR MOTOR". The 110/220 conversion is Very Easy to do, but locating all of the information below was difficult and time consuming, so I'm posting it here for others' benefit. This applies to air compressors equipped with a small GE air compressor motor.
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