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I haven't tested it, but I was using my air compressor today and I started it up and let it run for about a minute, then my brother came out to yell at me for making too much noise and wondering what I was doing. (He's not mechanically inclined and will never understand) He just likes to look at me like I'm crazy. Well I turned it back on and it just kind of slowly attempted to spin over. Then I let it sit for a few minutes and it turned on fine. Then I tried it again and it did the same thing. There isn't anything visually wrong with the cord. It's not burnt, but it is like 20 years old. I went and used a new extension cord and it fired up normally. Maybe the wiring is worn out causing too much of a voltage drop? It does pull 15amps. Also plugging it directly into the outlet it works great too.
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