COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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◉ (SAFETY) A______VALVE ALLOWS THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE
COMPRESSION CHAMBER WHEN THERE IS A STRAIN ON THE
ELECTRICAL MOTOR Answer: UNLOADING VALVE
◉ (SAFETY) A SECONDARY VALVE CALLED A ____ENSURES THAT
COMPRESSED AIR DOES NOT FLOW OUT WHEN THE UNLOADING
VALVE ACTIVATES Answer: CHECK VALVE
◉ A______IS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE COMPRESSION UNIT
Answer: PRESSURE GAUGE
◉ (SAFETY) ________VALVES ALLOW AIR TO ESCAPE FROM A
SYSTEM WHEN THE PRESSURE IS TOO GREAT. Answer: PRESSURE
RELIEF VALVE
◉ THE ______IS FITTED WITH AN AIR FILTER. Answer: AIR INTAKE
VALVE
, ◉ WHAT IS THE THE NAME OF THE FILTER THAT REMOVES
MOISTURE OUT OF COMPRESSED AIR? Answer: FILTER AND
MOISTURE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY (FMSA)
◉ WHAT DEVICE SHUTS DOWN THE AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN THE
AIR PRESSURE IN THE AIR RECEIVER IS ADEQUATE AND STARTS
THE AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN THERE IS NEED FOR MORE
PRESSURE? Answer: AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICE
◉ (SAFETY) WHAT VALVE KEEPS AN AIR COMPRESSOR TANK
FROM BURSTING SHOULD THE PRESSURE SWITCH STOP
WORKING? Answer: SAFETY RELIEF VALVE
◉ WHAT SWITCH IS INSTALLED WHEN THERES A STEADY OR
CONSTANT DEMAND OF COMPRESSED AIR? Answer: CONSTANT
SPEED CONTROL SWITCH
◉ SMALL COMPRESSORS ARE USUALLY: Answer: AIR COOLED
◉ LARGE AIR COMPRESSOR ARE USUALLY: Answer: WATER
COOLED
◉ WHAT SWITCH WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN THE AIR
COMPRESSOR IF THE OIL LEVEL IS LOW? Answer: LOW OIL LEVEL
INDICATOR SWITCH