12v Air Compressor - well impressed.

[harvey b davison]

  TimberCutterDartmoor said:

Kinda defeats the point I think; mains ones are available everywhere; Machine-Mart eat your heart out.

 

I needed genuine portable without the bagage. Nearly went pto but then the tractor would have to go everywhere I needed air!

 

I know what your saying, but something that small yet powerful, could be ideal for a small air pin gun.

 

Had a look on web but couldnt find one.

 

Still a decent bit of kit tho.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

  harvey b davison said:

I know what your saying, but something that small yet powerful, could be ideal for a small air pin gun.

 

Had a look on web but couldnt find one.

 

Still a decent bit of kit tho.

 

Ah now funnily enough, Lidl had one of their parkside briefcase compressors last week; big output and mains powered and small briefcase sized...

 

yertiz:

 

Parkside® 1,100W Portable Compressor - Lidl ? Ireland - Specials archive

Edited June 2, 2016 by TimberCutterDartmoor

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I wonder if you could find a small transformer 240>12V???

 

Deffo a niche as you say.

[IVECOKID]

Flea bay £55 ish

 

Item number. 131615599820 cant get link up .

 

 

T MAX HEAVY DUTY 12V PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR CAR VAN TRUCK 4X4 TYRE PUMP-BA2641

Edited June 2, 2016 by IVECOKID

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

  IVECOKID said:

Flea bay £55 ish

 

Item number. 131615599820 cant get link up .

 

 

T MAX HEAVY DUTY 12V PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR CAR VAN TRUCK 4X4 TYRE PUMP-BA2641

 

Yeah it's called "Heavy Duty" but it's the less heavy duty one of the two they do...

 

T MAX HEAVY DUTY 12V PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR CAR VAN TRUCK 4X4 TYRE PUMP-BA2641 | eBay

[aspenarb]

Thats excellent value for money TCD, I have been looking at these BOSS PX07 Air Compressor 12V and 24V 3/4 HP 100% Duty Cycle totally rebuildable | eBay because of the 100% run time but that one of yours ticks as many boxes for less than half the money.

 

Until then my trusty old adapted Monroe suspension compressor will have to do

 

[Mull]

  TimberCutterDartmoor said:

I wonder if you could find a small transformer 240>12V???

 

 

 

.

 

 

http://www.hornershearing.com/acatalog/standard-transformer.html

Not exactly small!

[UK Guy]

These are great but there is a common issue which might catch you out when you really need it (I speak of experience!).... If you use it heavily to pump say 4 big off road tyres without letting it cool In between it will pop the curly plastic air tube as it gets very hot by the first connector then plastic curly tube blows a nice neat hole in it right by the connector, it's an easy fix, just cut it out and reconnect but a pain if you need it..!

It's the only common gripe with these.

Not sure if they have upgraded this curly as mine is over 2 years old! So you may be ok.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

  UK Guy said:

These are great but there is a common issue which might catch you out when you really need it (I speak of experience!).... If you use it heavily to pump say 4 big off road tyres without letting it cool In between it will pop the curly plastic air tube as it gets very hot by the first connector then plastic curly tube blows a nice neat hole in it right by the connector, it's an easy fix, just cut it out and reconnect but a pain if you need it..!

It's the only common gripe with these.

Not sure if they have upgraded this curly as mine is over 2 years old! So you may be ok.

 

You're right about the heat. I will likely replace the curly as and when with a Hydroscand offering...

[john k]

  Mull said:

http://www.hornershearing.com/acatalog/standard-transformer.html

Not exactly small!

 

 

But given that you'd need around 30 amps at 12v you're not likely to get anything much smaller.

 

I've got one of these compressors and am quite tempted to see if I can get a small receiver and pressure switch to go with it.