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

Cheshire cat said:

How would you configure your 2nd harness?

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Maskinut said:

So you just swap the harness going into the ARB depending on vehicle?

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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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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 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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trobex said:

I went a single cylinder compressor for this reason. Twin ARB/TJM takes up toooooo much space.

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Tom109 said:

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.

DMP181 - Inflator LXT®

Product

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.

DMP181 - Inflator LXT®

Product

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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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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