I've got one that's the same I think. You can get 2 types - one "oil free" and one that takes oil (I had the latter as I felt it'd be better).
Yep the trip is there to protect the motor from being cooked - so with the shaft being seized the inrush of current to try to start it would have popped the trip in no time. Now its freed off, if the bearings are ok you shouldn't have any more probs.
My guess is with the small 50L receiver and the compressor getting pretty warm (and needing to come on more often) is what creates the amount of condensation. I'd have got a larger one but I don't have the space.
The valves on these though are pretty small bore and a bit Mickey Mouse. I bought a couple of better shut-off valves and put those on instead of the originals
Yep the trip is there to protect the motor from being cooked - so with the shaft being seized the inrush of current to try to start it would have popped the trip in no time. Now its freed off, if the bearings are ok you shouldn't have any more probs.
My guess is with the small 50L receiver and the compressor getting pretty warm (and needing to come on more often) is what creates the amount of condensation. I'd have got a larger one but I don't have the space.
The valves on these though are pretty small bore and a bit Mickey Mouse. I bought a couple of better shut-off valves and put those on instead of the originals