Owner manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION - To reduce risk of electrical shock or electrocution:
- Donotdisassemble.Donotattemptrepairsormodications.Refertoqualiedservice
 agenciesforallserviceandrepairs.
- Donotusethisproductinanareawhereitcanfallorbepulledintowaterorotherliquid.
- Donotreachforthisproductifithasfallenintoliquid.
- Usethiscompressorwith12-voltDCsystemsonly.
- Thisproductshouldneverbeleftunattendedduringuse.
WARNING - To prevent injury:
- Neverallowchildrentooperatethiscompressor.Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenthis
compressor is being used near children.
- Thiscompressorwillbecomeveryhotduringandimmediatelyafteruse.Donottouchanypartof
this compressor with bare hands during and immediately after use.
- Donotusethisproductnearamesorexplosivematerialsorwhereaerosolproductsarebeingused.
- Donotoperatethisproductwhereoxygenisbeingadministered.
- Do not pump anything other than atmospheric air.
- Neverusethisproductwhilesleepyordrowsy.
- Donotuseanytoolsorattachmentswithoutrstdeterminingmaximumairpressureforthat
tool or attachment.
- Neverpointanyairnozzleorairsprayertowardanotherpersonoranypartofthebody.
- ThisaircompressorisequippedwithAutomaticResetThermalProtector,andcanautomatically
 restartafterthethermalprotectorresets.Alwayscutoffpowersourcewhenthermalprotector
 becomesactivated.
- Wear safety glasses or goggles when operating this product.
- Useonlyinwellventilatedareas.
INSTALLATION
Pleasereadandfollowtheinstallationinstructionscarefullytoavoidinjuryordamagetothe
compressorandyourvehicle.Eachofouraircompressorsandpartshavebeencarefullyproduced
andpackaged.Beforeyoubegininstallation,pleasefamiliarizeyourselfwithInstallationPartsList
(Fig. 1) of this manual.
Guidelines for Selecting Mounting Location:
The selection of proper mounting location for your air compressor will help ensure a long and
troublefreecompressorservicelife.Pleasepay close attention to the following guidelines:
1. Select a FLAT,UPRIGHTANDSECURE location where the compressor can be mounted.
2.Tomaximizeaircompressorperformance,locatecompressorasCLOSETOTHEBATTERY
 aspossiblesothatlengthofpositiveleadwirerequiredisataminimum.
3.ChoosemountinglocationthatisascoolaspossibleandAWAYFROMHEATSOURCES.
 Thecoolertheambienttemperaturethelesschancethecompressorwilloverheat.
4.Thiscompressorismoisture&splashresistant,butNOTWATERPROOF. Do not mount
compressor in locations where the unit is likely to come in contact with water.
5. Select compressor mounting location where air line can be routed from compressor air inlet
 toremoteinletairlter.MakesureRemoteInletAirFilterislocatedinadrylocation,away
from water splashes.
6.Youwillalsowanttoselectcompressor’smountinglocationwheretheleaderhosebracket
can be mounted to secure the 1.5 ft. leader hose.
7.Ifitisnecessarytomounttheaircompressorfartherawayfromthebattery,suchas
 insideyourvehicleorinthebedofyourpickup,useaminimum16AWGpositiveleadwire
for remote installation.
8.Donotmountcompressornearareaswhereammableliquidsarestored.
9.Usethreadsealantforproperttinginstallation.Teontapeisnotrecommended.
 Properlysealed,recommendedtorqueis12to15ft.lbs
USER MANUAL
280C Air Compressor Kit