Thanks to all who responded to this problem. I have smaller pulleys for the motor and understand that I can turn the compressor slower and still get a good bit of air from it. I was really looking for some formulas to help me understand better. The basic formula above was a good tool for this...
I have just bought a new air compressor pump. The specs are as follows: twin cylinder,5 hp, 1000 RPM (max). Would like to know if a 3 hp motor with run speed of 3450 RPM would have the hp and torque to run this compressor if the V-belt pully was roughly sized 3.5 to 1. This ratio would be...
