ʻO ka compressor ea lubricated wai ʻole ʻaila he haʻahaʻa ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu a me ka pono hana kiʻekiʻe.

ʻO ka neʻe nui, ke kahe paʻa, ke ʻano paʻa, a me ka kapuaʻi liʻiliʻi. ʻO kona hoʻolālā wili wikiwiki e liʻiliʻi a māmā hoʻi ma mua o nā mea hoʻopili ea neʻe maikaʻi ʻano piston no ka neʻe like, e mālama ana i ka wahi hoʻonohonoho.

Hana maʻalahi a me ka hilinaʻi kiʻekiʻe. ʻO ka neʻe ʻana o ka wili ka hopena o ka inertia haʻahaʻa a me ka haʻalulu, e alakaʻi ana i ka hana maʻalahi loa.

ʻO ka hoʻopau ʻana me ka ʻole o ka ʻaila, kinoea maʻemaʻe. I ka wā o ke kaomi ʻana, ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ka ʻōnaehana lubrication mai ke keʻena kaomi ʻana, e pale ana i ke kinoea mai ka hoʻopili ʻana i ka ʻaila lubricating. ʻO ka pono kiʻekiʻe a me ka mālama ikehu maikaʻi. He kiʻekiʻe loa ka pono kokoke i kahi hana hoʻolālā.