I've got two Ring compressors. A standard cigarette lighter one for cars and this heavier duty truck one for the 4x4's;
also handy to have a spare/old car battery kept on trickle charge in the shed. smaller one for the missus or larger for you to use. then do not need to faff around turning engine on, lifting rear seats to access battery etc etc. I find an old (and knackered) battery can inflate all four truck tyres from 18psi upto 33/36psi before conks out and needs another charge.This interests me tbh, I know that for the extra money I should probably go for the Tmax as Logsplitter recommends but they are bulky and heavy for the odd occasion I need one.
I know you are right that they should be connected to the battery for anything more than a car tyre. In fact the Mrs just blew up my ring 1000 pumping up a flat Corsa tyre ffs. However I know if I get a battery one then she won’t be able to use it, way out of her remit connecting to the battery.
But interesting what you say about night and day. The one you have is half the cost and is one I would have discounted as a cheap imitation. I am thinking now of getting two. A little one with a fag lighter socket for her and something like this for the trucks. That or she can use mine or the foot pump.
In fact if she can’t use the battery one she can use the foot pump, keep her in shape at the same time
Keep the suggestions coming if anyone has a model they swear by, especially if it cost £20 off eBay and is indestructible (I wish)
Would you flip the rear bench seat and connect the compressor to the battery terminals in there ? Or is it recommended to connect under the bonnet ?This interests me tbh, I know that for the extra money I should probably go for the Tmax as Logsplitter recommends but they are bulky and heavy for the odd occasion I need one.
I know you are right that they should be connected to the battery for anything more than a car tyre. In fact the Mrs just blew up my ring 1000 pumping up a flat Corsa tyre ffs. However I know if I get a battery one then she won’t be able to use it, way out of her remit connecting to the battery.
But interesting what you say about night and day. The one you have is half the cost and is one I would have discounted as a cheap imitation. I am thinking now of getting two. A little one with a fag lighter socket for her and something like this for the trucks. That or she can use mine or the foot pump.
In fact if she can’t use the battery one she can use the foot pump, keep her in shape at the same time
Keep the suggestions coming if anyone has a model they swear by, especially if it cost £20 off eBay and is indestructible (I wish)
Under bonnet
The TMax works fine for me as well. I have it connected with a NATO plug which in the Defender is connected directly to the battery. In the Grenadier I will use the NATO plug at the back.
I think it all starts on matching the duty cycle of the bit of kit and the duty cycle you need or want.
Suprise.
), and up to 11 bar - and around just 100€. A break of an hour to inflate four BFGs to tarmac conditions is not exaclty what I'm looking for.
Interesting about the compressor getting hot.
I haven’t heard that before and can’t get my head around what difference it would make to the compressor getting hot
but I suppose as the battery voltage drops the amp draw would go up I always use the compressor with the engine running as it draws quite a bit of current 45A max but still does get hot after pumping up 4 tyres.
I understand the compressor getting hot but can’t understand it getting hot if you haven't got the engine switched on as per @bigleonski post above
Hey it still gets hot, just not as hot or as quickly.
