My slowpoke trawler, the Sea Cow, was equipped with a portable scuba compressor. |
The forward part of our lazarette has a refrigerator compressor and motor as well as the autopilot brain box. |
Then you place the compressor behind the cab, run the air line back to the bag, and run the wires to a rocker switch placed in the cab. |
Oil contamination would result from neglect of compressor maintenance, leading to mechanical failure. |
In short, the jake brake turns a power-producing engine into a power-absorbing air compressor, thus slowing the truck. |
Most people assume the higher the horsepower rating on the box, the better the air compressor. |