Air Compressor
Discussion
Hi all
I've just purchased an Air Compressor from Tesco for a couple of pounds, and that's all well and good. However, reading the manual it states "Do not use with the engine on."
So my question is this, is it saying this for Health and Safety reasons? Or is there a particular reason I shouldn't run it with the engine on, I have no desire to flatten my battery.
I've just purchased an Air Compressor from Tesco for a couple of pounds, and that's all well and good. However, reading the manual it states "Do not use with the engine on."
So my question is this, is it saying this for Health and Safety reasons? Or is there a particular reason I shouldn't run it with the engine on, I have no desire to flatten my battery.
Matthen said:
I thought cigarette lighter sockets were 12V all the time?
`No, it increases to around 14V when teh alternator is running.
To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about it, if it's rated at 12V, 14V isn't going to kill it.
waring is probably H&S incase you use it in an enclosed area and kill yourself with exhaust fumes while blowing a tyre up.
cuprabob said:
No, it increases to around 14V when teh alternator is running.
To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about it, if it's rated at 12V, 14V isn't going to kill it.
waring is probably H&S incase you use it in an enclosed area and kill yourself with exhaust fumes while blowing a tyre up.
Thats what I thought, gas myself or run myself over... To be honest I wouldn't worry too much about it, if it's rated at 12V, 14V isn't going to kill it.
waring is probably H&S incase you use it in an enclosed area and kill yourself with exhaust fumes while blowing a tyre up.
If you're using it for car tyres I would suggest you also buy a pressure gauge.
A work colleague of mine has an MR2 Roadster and pumped the tyres up (26psi front, 32psi rear) with a cheap plug in compressor.
He said to me a little while afterwards that he thought something was wrong with it, and when I checked with my air line and gauge it showed around 20psi and 25psi.
It drove fine after I pumped them up the rest of the way.
A work colleague of mine has an MR2 Roadster and pumped the tyres up (26psi front, 32psi rear) with a cheap plug in compressor.
He said to me a little while afterwards that he thought something was wrong with it, and when I checked with my air line and gauge it showed around 20psi and 25psi.
It drove fine after I pumped them up the rest of the way.
Martin350 said:
If you're using it for car tyres I would suggest you also buy a pressure gauge.
A work colleague of mine has an MR2 Roadster and pumped the tyres up (26psi front, 32psi rear) with a cheap plug in compressor.
He said to me a little while afterwards that he thought something was wrong with it, and when I checked with my air line and gauge it showed around 20psi and 25psi.
It drove fine after I pumped them up the rest of the way.
I've got one - A digital one from halfords which seems accurate. Its also got a tyre tread measuring thing on it, which is useful. Thanks for the advice though A work colleague of mine has an MR2 Roadster and pumped the tyres up (26psi front, 32psi rear) with a cheap plug in compressor.
He said to me a little while afterwards that he thought something was wrong with it, and when I checked with my air line and gauge it showed around 20psi and 25psi.
It drove fine after I pumped them up the rest of the way.
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