12v air compressors for motorhomes

i am trying to buy a pump which will get close to 80psi but its a mine field has any one had any success.

gef

Have you tried Halfords?

How about this

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or this

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or this

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Well sods law, I was using mine this morning which I got with Green Shield Stamps ( Does anyone remember them ) over 20 years ago.

Nothing lasts these days.

David

Paulmold wrote:How about this

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I had one of these Paul, it struggled to get to 45psi, despite what the advert says so I'd give that one a miss.

or this

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or this

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No experience of these two, I bought a Michelin one like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] which works well. Didn't pay that price for it though, I got mine from Amazon returns.

Frank

Frank: on the earlier thread, Peter Brown told us that his expeience with his Michelin pump wasn't good. Is yours a different model? I find it hard to say. I see that the RING 12v pump seems popular and is apparently used by the RAC.

Here's the one that Peter was reporting:
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Cymro wrote:Here's the one that Peter was reporting:
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That's the same one as mine, I bought it in April 2012 and I've had no problems with it. The only complaint I have is that the valve connector is a screw on type which can be fiddly and I would prefer a lever type.

Frank

Ah:that's a draw, then!

I am always haunted by what happened to me a few years ago when I bought a new 12v pump. Rather than run the pump off the vehicle battery, I've always run it by connecting it to an old battery charger. My son-in-law laughs at my Heath Robinson set-up, but it works.

I came jome with the new charger. I connected it as usual. But it was pathetic. Clearly it wasn't going to raise the pressure in the tyre, although that in my arteries was certainly going up. So back I go to the store (20 miles round trip) and they were understanding and replaced it. I got it home; connected it; same result. Clearly that was a defective batch.

When putting away the extension cable, the charger and the pump I happened to glance at the charger: somehow the rocker switch whereby to select the DC output voltage had moved to 6v (it was an old charger, which I used on a Beetle). Red face! More laughter at Dadcu from family!

PLOUGHLIN wrote:Previous thread on tyre pumps. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

Hi there,

If you check out my Post on that Thread you will see the type of compressor I have and I use it to put 110psi into my pushbike tyres ....

.... the only problem is that I have to watch it like a hawk so that I don't overpressure them.

Best regards,

thanks everybody i have gone for a halfords rapid digital for £20.  it has a fused plug and you can preset the required pressure and it works.  coped very easily with 70psi in rear tyre and with 12v outlets front and rear i can reach all the tyres.  yes and the screw in to the valve is fiddly.

This is an excellent piece of kit from Maplins
22Ah battery, heavy duty jump starter and a quiet inflator/compressor.
Currently on offer, I have it in the back of my car when I'm not touring.

JT

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I'm going to buy the Ring RAC 900 heavy duty compressor from Costco . It's about £65 (£75 elsewhere )

Seems to get good reviews and claims to be 100 psi max.