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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2016, 09:48:26 am »
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

Also had one of these, lasted a couple of years. £10 in TKMax!

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2016, 06:20:30 pm »
This is what I use for car & bike - lives in boot of the GTI. Not electric, but under a tenner
& pressure gauge as good as a digital one.

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/garage-equipment/tyre-inflators-pressure-gauges/halfords-essentials-metal-barrel-foot-pump-and-gauge

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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2016, 07:12:22 pm »
Thanks chaps for the links and advice so far.
I am one of those sorts of people that has to have something better than i really need . Mt pressure washer was £500 as an example , my bike was £1500 etc.
It would be useful to use the inflator for other inflating jobs too , hence the extra expense. There are some twin pump jobbies on ebay etc and wondered if anyone had experience if them  :happy2:
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2016, 08:23:33 am »
Sounds like you need one of these then....... :grin:  :party:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15CFM-Yanmar-Diesel-Recoil-Electric-Start-Air-Compressor-150-Litre-Receiver-/360934374165?hash=item54095d7b15:g:JbkAAOSwT6pVw2yx


Thanks chaps for the links and advice so far.
I am one of those sorts of people that has to have something better than i really need . Mt pressure washer was £500 as an example , my bike was £1500 etc.
It would be useful to use the inflator for other inflating jobs too , hence the extra expense. There are some twin pump jobbies on ebay etc and wondered if anyone had experience if them  :happy2:
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Re: 12V Tyre inflator
« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2016, 10:41:38 am »
Be warned on those Ring 12v inflators. I had the RAC 635 - and returned it after a couple of uses. Here's the amazon review I left for it, 1/5 stars:

I am in the process of returning this item. It has 3 problems, one of them quite major. In order:

1. I have found that the pressure misreads by about 10PSI. That's a massive amount, and is somewhat concerning as a safety issue. I checked versus 2 other pressure sensors (one digital and the other a traditional gauge on a footpump) which were very close to each other. They measured my tyre at 28psi, whilst this unit told me it was 18PSI. I tried turning the unit off and back on, and unscrewing the connector and putting it back on again as tight as I could. Still said 18PSI. Nonsense.

2. As other reviewers have mentioned, the screw on fixing allows a lot of air to escape before you can unscrew. Not sure why they went for this design.

3. It's a lot noisier than I thought it would be!

So, mainly because of point 1 above, i have contacted amazon and will be sending this back.


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