Air line tyre compressor help please
Air line tyre compressor help please
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Graham-ur8ib

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11 posts

125 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Hi - seeking advice please.

The gauge on my tyre inflator packed up. The compressor is still fine so I bought a new (better) gauge...only problem is how to connect the air line to the new gauge...seems I need some kind of adapter but which type ? Any advice very gratefully received - thankyou.

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Blaster72

12,707 posts

228 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Graham-ur8ib

Original Poster:

11 posts

125 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Thanks - just not sure what to order though

Blaster72

12,707 posts

228 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Neither do I smile Though you might be able to send them your photo and ask if they have an adapter though.

Graham-ur8ib

Original Poster:

11 posts

125 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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got it....thank you

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

157 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Got a Machine Mart near you? Take both halves into there. The easiest solution if you've only got the one tool needing to be plugged in is to chop the old fitting off the hose, and put a matching connector on. If you've got several tools to swap between, then you should be able to change the connector on the inflator.

Graham-ur8ib

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11 posts

125 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Thank you

MG-Steve

731 posts

223 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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Can you swap the fitting from your old one?

Davie

6,278 posts

246 months

Saturday 27th January 2018
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On my air tools, they all have male ends...

The compressor itself has female couplings and the airline has male and female.

What's on the other end of your air line, same connector?

spanky3

263 posts

172 months

Monday 5th February 2018
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The most common air tool connections are PCL or PCL XF. Your one on the left is a PCL XF male. The one on the right - no idea, not seen one like that before.

As Davie said you'd normally have a quick release female on the compressor and your hose would have a male one end, female the other. Male end on the hose goes into the compressor leaving you the female (socked) on the other end to insert tools.

Screwfix surprisingly sell a decent range of fittings (search for PCL or air hose etc) but not sure where you'll find anything to fit that crazy-arse brass connector.