Thanks for all that, wasn't on for two hours straight, it was on and off, and did start up again, same thing happens, refuses to turn on for a bit.
Thanks for advice

Ok, basically i have a fridge compressor (out of water cooler acutally, but exactly the same otherwise) which i've extracted, and wired up; but anyway, it was working some period (about 2hrs =/) and then just pooped itself. I have little experience in fridges and compressors, but i heard some stuff ...

i got the idea from somewhere, but i couldn't remember where at the time.
But heres the vid where i got the idea from

Hi, im kinda new to the whole spud cannon thing, but i was wondering if a 1litre, steel drink bottle (like below) could be used as an apropriate air tank, and if so, if anyone might know the aproximate air capacity/psi of it.