Selecting an air compressor - What to look for?

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Deflated 6 tyres in the shed & pumped them all up 1 after the other without giving the thing a rest. It got bloody hot, but didn't falter at all.

Due to the heat, I wear gloves for safety reasons. I got a puzzled look once from someone who's never used one of these before and I said "Please feel free to put it back in the case for me" :lol:

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I thought i'd give this one a try off evilbay.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/12V-150L-MIN-POR ... 588b500ea2

Comes with a 6 month Warranty

It looks remarkably like the cheapie I spotted on eBay without the gold bling and with a cloth bag instead of a plastic case (link below). I did notice that yours has a higher working pressure of 150 PSI instead of 100 PSI; they both have the same duty cycle. My find has a 12 month warranty and free postage though. :-

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT

-Contacted the seller off eBay & returned it. Had a new one within 2 days.
-Was very happy with his willingness to stand by his warranty.

Did you have to pay for return freight?

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Did you have to pay for return freight?[/quote]

I paid one way which was approx $9.50

Think it would have been no different with most people you buy off online though.
Guess it's a punt you take.

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I paid one way which was approx $9.50

That's not too bad I suppose; thought you might have had to pay both ways.

Not too sure if it will cause issues but I currently have nitrogen fill in my tyres. I was told I could re-inflate with compressed air if needed, just want to be sure something won't go bang if I do that.

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I ended up buying a cheapie on eBay :-

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-Monster-Heav ... 3a61d5f6a3

For $79 including freight I figured it was worth the risk. I haven't tried it on a fully deflated tyre yet but it seems to work OK. Specs claim 150l/min with a max working pressure of 100PSI (the label on the unit itself says 150PSI though). Now I just have to figure out the inline pressure control, it seems to let out air unless wound all the way in. It seems reasonably quiet in operation and is a solidly built unit with quality nito style fitting between the compressor and hose so you can change that if needed.

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Air compressor

Had a chance to use mine again last weekend at Stockton Beach.
My mate was there with his ARB Compressor & over 4 tyres of the same size his was 1 tyre faster than mine.
From the 12 psi we were at to approx 30psi they were both pretty comparable in speed, but from 30 to 44 psi mine was noticeably slower.
But for the $300.00 saving i can live with only pumping up 3 tyres to his 4 :-)

Regards, Jay.

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arb compressor is $300 at the camping show at the moment , i bought one this morning

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Not too sure if it will cause issues but I currently have nitrogen fill in my tyres. I was told I could re-inflate with compressed air if needed, just want to be sure something won't go bang if I do that.

Air is about 78~79% Nitrogen and Nitrogen is an inert gas so nothing can go bang either deflating the tyres or adding air later. Have to say all the arguments supporting nitrogen filling of tyres are pretty much pointless and a waste of money for most of us. Water is about the only thing I am concerned about with using air.

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Just been reading through this thread and one thing I've noticed is no one is mentioning the use of a separate air reservoir from the compressor?
Back when I wus a young fella.

People were using things like an old fire extinguisher bottle to store air for a "better and quicker" puff of air.

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Nitrogen is an inert gas so nothing can go bang either deflating the tyres or adding air later.

OK, thanks for allaying my concerns.

Have to say all the arguments supporting nitrogen filling of tyres are pretty much pointless and a waste of money for most of us

I tend to agree, especially at $10 a fill! I wouldn't have chosen the option, it was my OH that got sucked in there.

one thing I've noticed is no one is mentioning the use of a separate air reservoir from the compressor?

How would this benefit tyre inflation?

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Just been reading through this thread and one thing I've noticed is no one is mentioning the use of a separate air reservoir from the compressor?
Back when I wus a young fella.

People were using things like an old fire extinguisher bottle to store air for a "better and quicker" puff of air.

I had an old fire extinguisher for an air tank mounted behind the front number plate on my last Prado. I found that it made no real difference to the time it took to inflate tyres, in fact if you forgot to turn the compressor on a bit early it would actually take longer as you had to wait for the compressor to pump up the tank as well. Save your money on the air tank and buy a better/faster compressor!

Cheers Andrew

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I had a similar arrangement though mine was a custom made aluminium tank and it was as big as would fit in the winch space on a previous 4wd. Used to switch the compressor on when we let the tyres down and let the pressure switch take care of the compressor. Made a significant difference to the time to inflate the tyres after a beach run. Alas it wont fit the 120. Been looking at other options including the little tank that came with my airbrush compressor but I think these are just too small to be much use.

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kav - is that arb compressor the "portable" model or the "fixed" in situ type ?

where at the show did you buy it from?

think i am going wed so might try find myself one, thanks mick

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There is a new ARB compressor in the ARB USA website, they claim you can use airtool with it and activate lockers as well.

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One big thing with a tank is it gives you more chance of a larger volume puff for trying to re-seat a tyre bead. This is the biggest test of a compressor (and probably more so, the operator )
I remember one trip where a guy punctured a tyre which broke the bead seal..tyre fixed easily..but after an hour or so around the campfire using all manner of trickery, including the ratchet strap trick, the only solution was to drive it into town the next day.