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12V Tyre inflator
« on: June 01, 2016, 11:41:38 am »
Anyone got any advice as to which one to get. Our Halfords one has broken .
Under £60 ish
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 11:46:58 am »
£60!?   :signLOL:

Mine was about a tenner and its been fine. Tops up the pressure surprisingly quickly.

Actually just found the link, there's a more expensive automatic/digital version but the cheap and cheerful one does me fine

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0030FBSQ2
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 12:04:05 pm »
Ring products are good quality. I use a noisy oem porsche one my brother gave me. :signLOL:

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 12:36:56 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 12:46:13 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 12:53:14 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:

So why post asking for advice?  :confused: 

..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub.  :happy2: Not really.

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 12:59:10 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:

So why post asking for advice?  :confused: 

..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub.  :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 02:22:06 pm »
I use the following. I've had it for years without any problems.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/heavy-duty-air-compressor-12v-140psi-a31hu


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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2016, 03:12:43 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:

So why post asking for advice?  :confused: 

..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub.  :happy2: Not really.

As stated at the original post "around £60" , there are a vast amount of machines out there as is highlighted by the Maplin one , just check out ebay for different ones .
HENCE why i sought advice  :innocent:
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 03:31:46 pm »
No offence intended.  :drinking: 

Good luck with your search.

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 07:17:00 pm »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:

So why post asking for advice?  :confused: 

..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub.  :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub

OK so who in here really remembers using Twin Tub washing machines?

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 07:35:07 pm »
I didn't use one but my mum did when i was around 5-9yrs old. What a pain it was and the house stunk of washing. You had to take the washing out of one tub and put it into another and the hose came out of the thing into the sink .....bloody noisy too
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2016, 10:36:20 pm »
I admit I remember we had one when I was a youngster, just as you describe.
Thought the forum would be full of boy-racers, obviously there's at least one other grey-hair grandad racer

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2016, 12:12:48 am »
Here's the one I got in Feb last year..  Still working well.

Ring RAC630 12V Automatic Digital Tyre Inflator with LED Light, Adaptor Set and Storage Case



https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002Q560WE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_3AStxb4F0JFWP

Thing with these is that i can do it by hand quicker with my track pump for my bike. The whole point of an electric device is to save time , we don't wash our clothes in a twin tub anymore do we ? :innocent:

So why post asking for advice?  :confused: 

..and yes, I still wash my clothes in a twin tub.  :happy2: Not really.
:signLOL: twin tub

OK so who in here really remembers using Twin Tub washing machines?
We had one back in the late 70's and mum chucked it out so we used to play drown the mice in it  :signLOL:

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #14 on: June 02, 2016, 08:18:24 am »
I admit I remember we had one when I was a youngster, just as you describe.
Thought the forum would be full of boy-racers, obviously there's at least one other grey-hair grandad racer

Plus one on the grey hair, but not quite a grandad...yet. Never the less will take the oppurtunity to blame my daughters for the grey hair..., and yes do remember twin tubs very well...
Who remembers the first automatics? Our first Hoover brand had a large, square cast plastic puck type thing that carried the programmes in a kind of punchcard format. You had to pull it out rotate it, and reinsert on the wash programme as milled into the edge of plastic puck....yes raelly. There's probably a enthusiats group for all this sh*te somewhere on the web?!

Now, dont get me started on crappy modern kettles.....

For OP, i have one of those Ring ones like in the pic ( i think it won best buy in Autoexpress?) I just see these things as consumables! Well made is not only expensive but generally HEAvY!