Dead Paasche Compressor :(

armentage · Post by **armentage** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:37 pm

So my 1-year old Paasche D500 "stopped" while I was spraying Future the other day...

I really havent used it that much, no more than 10 hours of use over the course of a year. When I power it up it buzzes a bit, and I can see the cooling impeller start to turn but stop immediately.

I have a feeling it's clogged with cat hair. Anyone know how I can take it apart to take a look inside?

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:42 pm

Start unbolting things?

Looking at the manual, it looks like you can unbolt the pump side and check for hair.

armentage · Post by **armentage** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 9:55 am

Thanks for the pointer to the manual - I've lost my original.

I did try taking out the long screws, but the lid they hold down wouldn't budge. I was afraid to get rough with it, incase it was going to need real factory repair.

Ugh, I dread the idea of shipping it to paasche, the thing weighs a good 15lbs.

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Tue May 23, 2006 3:11 pm

Sorry to be so late with this but another fellow had a compressor go out on him. It was the rectifier (the 4 pin AC to DC diode block) he looked up the part and got a new and that was all it needed.