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Compressor - mobile or built-in, which is preferable?

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I have the ARB single motor compressor which draws a max 32 amp and is fused at 40 amp.
Two questions for those in the know.
1. Could I power this via my tow socket which I believe is rated at 40 amps? I thought maybe a 7 pin plug with short wire and Anderson fitting the other end? ( A much cheaper option than NATO plug)
2. I note in the handbook that there is a fuse designated for compressor use. Fuse F113. Anyone add to this observation?
 

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Cheshire cat said:
I have the ARB single motor compressor which draws a max 32 amp and is fused at 40 amp.
Two questions for those in the know.
1. Could I power this via my tow socket which I believe is rated at 40 amps? I thought maybe a 7 pin plug with short wire and Anderson fitting the other end? ( A much cheaper option than NATO plug)
2. I note in the handbook that there is a fuse designated for compressor use. Fuse F113. Anyone add to this observation?
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Question 1: yes, if it is rated 40A you can connect the ARB single motor compressor to it. I suppose it is therefore the portable version, but basically the same as the "fixed" version.
Question 2: Like some others I installed an ARB single motor compressor under the right back seat, see my post here.
I used the 3 wires already provided by Ineos for this, the brown wire being indeed connected to the FI13 40A fuse.
Works as a charm, mounting is anyhow a bit tight.
 
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Jean Mercier said:
Question 1: yes, if it is rated 40A you can connect the ARB single motor compressor to it. I suppose it is therefore the portable version, but basically the same as the "fixed" version.
Question 2: Like some others I installed an ARB single motor compressor under the right back seat, see my post here.
I used the 3 wires already provided by Ineos for this, the brown wire being indeed connected to the FI13 40A fuse.
Works as a charm, mounting is anyhow a bit tight.
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Jean
You are 100% correct. I have the portable version. I was impressed with the solution adopted by one of our members, of setting up in the spare wheel. Much quieter for the vehicles occupants.
I like the idea of simply plugging my portable into tow hitch socket or NATO socket, over lifting the bonnet (hood) and using crocodile clips.
 
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Jean Mercier said:
Question 1: yes, if it is rated 40A you can connect the ARB single motor compressor to it. I suppose it is therefore the portable version, but basically the same as the "fixed" version.
Question 2: Like some others I installed an ARB single motor compressor under the right back seat, see my post here.
I used the 3 wires already provided by Ineos for this, the brown wire being indeed connected to the FI13 40A fuse.
Works as a charm, mounting is anyhow a bit tight.
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I went a single cylinder compressor for this reason. Twin ARB/TJM takes up toooooo much space.
 
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trobex said:
I went a single cylinder compressor for this reason. Twin ARB/TJM takes up toooooo much space.
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I have a $20 Chinese compressor, owned for close to a decade. It works but is painfully slow. That is the reason I went with the ARB Twin suitcase + Indeflate.
 
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emax said:
Some time ago I bought a portable and cordless Makita DMP 181.

www.makitauk.com

DMP181 - Inflator LXT®

Product
www.makitauk.com www.makitauk.com

For what I've used it so far - mainly inflating all four tires from 2.5 bar to 3.2 bar - it was powerful enough. But I still want to carry out a test from zero to three bar. As soon as I have some numbers I will publish them here.

The battery is an 18V/5Ah type which is a lot. I also have a 12V charger so I am independent when traveling. Since I might want to take other 18V Makita devices with me when traveling (radio/MP3 player, lantern, angle grinder, cordless screwdriver and -ratchet), the charger was a good investment.I think that for occasional use it is quite a good solution for multiple use cases. And I like to use it for my bike, my Honda scooter or my motorcycles.

Since it is wireless, there is basically no setup time.

I am not affiliated with Makita, but I am convinced of the quality and performance. Here are the devices mentioned above and which I consider travel equipment and thus worth carrying a battery charger on a trip. The inflator is linked above.
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emax said:
Some time ago I bought a portable and cordless Makita DMP 181.

www.makitauk.com

DMP181 - Inflator LXT®

Product
www.makitauk.com www.makitauk.com

For what I've used it so far - mainly inflating all four tires from 2.5 bar to 3.2 bar - it was powerful enough. But I still want to carry Use the Makita 181 as well. Happy so far
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Karearea said:
This has my attention! So simple, and I recently bought a makita 18v chainsaw 😁👍🏼
Thanks for posting the information 🙂
Might need the compressor now too 😁🙄
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the 18V chainsaw is my favourite camping gadget on longer trips 👍
 
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Just got round to fitting the ARB twin and air tank under the seat. The bracket works well although I needed to modify it slightly to get the tank in. I basically ended up switching positions of the compressor and the tank.

There is a bus bar in mine under the rhs rear seat. I guess this comes with the high load wiring. There was a spare connector on it, presumably for the second battery which I don’t have there’s a few earth points underneath it too. That makes wiring in the compressor very easy.

I used the signal wire from switch EXT 5 to switch it on.
 

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Tom D said:
Just got round to fitting the ARB twin and air tank under the seat. The bracket works well although I needed to modify it slightly to get the tank in. I basically ended up switching positions of the compressor and the tank.

There is a bus bar in mine under the rhs rear seat. I guess this comes with the high load wiring. There was a spare connector on it, presumably for the second battery which I don’t have there’s a few earth points underneath it too. That makes wiring in the compressor very easy.

I used the signal wire from switch EXT 5 to switch it on.
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Can you share any details or pictures of the bracket you used to mount the twin compressor?

Where did you put your air outlet?

Thx
 
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It's one I designed myself, if I was doing it again I'd need to tweak it slightly, the whole thing needs to sit about 5mm further back as the plastic trim was about 5mm off when I put it back. other than that it worked well.
 

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I went with built in. Installed yesterday. ARB single compressor under the rear seat. Agile off-road kit (bracket, wiring, rear load space panel.

In the end the grenadier has limited storage space so I wanted to maximize existing space. With dual battery I could only fit a single compressor, but that should be just fine with stock tires.

The install took much longer than I anticipated. Removing the plastic trim under the rear bench was the hardest part oddly enough.

The agile kit is great - the rear panel where the air chuck and switch is located is very solid.

Happy with the results.
 

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NATO to Anderson, pigtails to anything. Portable 12v 130PSI compressor that I’ve not yet tested for efficiency— but at least the wiring is done and tested and could be used for a larger compressor if necessary, and the pigtails can be used for other Anderson plugins. Onboard air later? Maybe.
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The build is slow but steady, eeking out the ideas and check lists 30 minutes at a time some days.
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EDIT 10AUG24
Took a tire from 30psi to 38psi in about a minute. Now, that's not 18psi to 38psi... but at least it works, fits nicely in my "off road box", and all for <$100 plus some soldering time.
 
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