Good 12-Volt Air Pump/Tire inflator?

[Sketch]

I use a portable SunJo 40v compressor which works quite well for me

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[FunInTheSun]

So, you want to have a 120v, 15amp circuit? That's a lot of juice at 12v

Heh. Go Big or go home... ?

Yah. 1800W / 12V = 150 Amps.
Not gonna run it directly from the 12V system. Not sure if the alternator would tolerate that kind of a load. Also Nobody likes pullin' #1/0 AWG through anything, much less a truck chassis.
Even welding cable is kinda unwieldy at that size.
Still cackalatin' on edzackly how ta git'er done... ?

But 1800 W / 48V = about 40 Amps, which can use more convenient wiring.
Seriously considering a 48 V Lithium battery system, about 40 watt-hours, with a DC-DC converter to charge it from the 12V side. 120 V tools are so much more effective and available...
I'm probably not gonna run a table saw out in the wilderness, but 40 W-hr will run a camp site for days if you set up a solar charge panel or two, and a 2000 Watt inverter won't die if you plug in a real tool for some reason.

Here's a ready-made example. Kinda pricey, but it's kinda big, too. Made in China, so I'm going to see what I can DIY...
https://www.amazon.com/KYNG-Generator-Portable-Outdoors-Emergency/dp/B0839MW6JL

I may go the portable route, but in any case 150W is kinda small, so maybe I'll just do a small upgrade (300-400W?) to the built-in system, and do the big system as a portable setup.

Or not... Heh.

 

[BladeRanger]

Heh. Go Big or go home... ?

Yah. 1800W / 12V = 150 Amps.
Not gonna run it directly from the 12V system. Not sure if the alternator would tolerate that kind of a load. Also Nobody likes pullin' #1/0 AWG through anything, much less a truck chassis.
Even welding cable is kinda unwieldy at that size.
Still cackalatin' on edzackly how ta git'er done... ?

But 1800 W / 48V = about 40 Amps, which can use more convenient wiring.
Seriously considering a 48 V Lithium battery system, about 40 watt-hours, with a DC-DC converter to charge it from the 12V side. 120 V tools are so much more effective and available...
I'm probably not gonna run a table saw out in the wilderness, but 40 W-hr will run a camp site for days if you set up a solar charge panel or two, and a 2000 Watt inverter won't die if you plug in a real tool for some reason.

Here's a ready-made example. Kinda pricey, but it's kinda big, too. Made in China, so I'm going to see what I can DIY...
https://www.amazon.com/KYNG-Generator-Portable-Outdoors-Emergency/dp/B0839MW6JL

I may go the portable route, but in any case 150W is kinda small, so maybe I'll just do a small upgrade (300-400W?) to the built-in system, and do the big system as a portable setup.

Or not... Heh.

This requires some of the money that AZSCORPION has on the previous thread here. ???

 

[Ranger X3]

Are you saying you run your air compressor off of the 120v 400W outlet in the back seat? I'm calling BS if you are.

Maybe I miss spoke, here is what I use, everything gets tucked under the front seat.

 

[Leftcoast]

You have 400W? Mine's only 150W...
150 Watts at 120VAC is 1.25 Amps of input current.
This is equivalent to 12.5 Amps output current at 12 VDC (ignoring conversion losses).
That could run a decent compressor, but not a great compressor.
I have a Masterflow MF-1040 compressor, which has a 15 Amp fuse, and it does pretty good.
Never measured the current, but it did pop a 10 Amp circuit once.

One of my planned upgrades is a decent 120VAC, 15 Amp circuit in the rear.
Haven't decided exact location yet. (This is 1800 Watts, btw)

TTYTT I thought it was 400W. You're probably correct. I hook up my Viair 300p up to the battery.

 

[Leftcoast]

Maybe I miss spoke, here is what I use, everything gets tucked under the front seat.

Have you actually ran that off of the truck 120VAC outlet?

 

[FunInTheSun]

Have you actually ran that off of the truck 120VAC outlet?

I checked the User Manual at Home Depot Product Page, and it requires 120 VAC @ 1.1 Amps.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-120-Volt-Inflator-HY120/301753174
That works out to 132 Watts, which is within spec for the 150 watt inverter (unless they have some weasel words for inductive loads...). So if he says it runs, I see no reason to doubt it.

 

[Ranger X3]

Have you actually ran that off of the truck 120VAC outlet?

I hit the trails several times a month around here in Sedona and use it everytime. I even blew up my bother in law's 35 inch tires on his jeep with it. Haven't been out lately since they closed the national forest around here, because of the wild fires. Maybe I've been lucky ?.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

I hit the trails several times a month around here in Sedona and use it everytime. I even blew up my bother in law's 35 inch tires on his jeep with it. Haven't been out lately since they closed the national forest around here, because of the wild fires. Maybe I've been lucky ?.

Yeah....drove through there on I17...thick smoke trying to get home to Green Valley from Flagstaff. Arizona DOT was debating closing I17....We made it but the smell of smoke was enough to trigger Margie's need for an inhaler for her lung condition...

Hope they can get the fire contained. We have a fire north of here that is also creating terrible murk here in the Santa Rita Mountains.

We just got a drizzle that has cleared the air....wonderful aroma of a wet desert....no real rain but cleansing the air.

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[awd.nv]

Looks like it has been mentioned but I also use a Viair 300p. Makes quick work of airing up my tires and a friends. It is quite fast for a portable compressor.

The one thing I did do was build out my own air hose using a non-coiled hose and added standard fittings so I can technically use a blow gun as well. Main motivation was to not have to deal with the coils and have a long enough hose to easily reach any part of the truck.

Hose used:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-1-4-in-x-50-ft-Polyurethane-Air-Hose-AB-12-1/304924843

That hose has served me well for several years as a field repair technician so I just purchased a new one to keep in the truck. The one thing though is there is no pressure relief built into the hose so I always keep the air chuck partially pressed since I do not know if the pump has one and dont want to blow the hose.

 

[Rene Michaels]

Looks like it has been mentioned but I also use a Viair 300p. Makes quick work of airing up my tires and a friends. It is quite fast for a portable compressor.

The one thing I did do was build out my own air hose using a non-coiled hose and added standard fittings so I can technically use a blow gun as well. Main motivation was to not have to deal with the coils and have a long enough hose to easily reach any part of the truck.

Hose used:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-1-4-in-x-50-ft-Polyurethane-Air-Hose-AB-12-1/304924843

That hose has served me well for several years as a field repair technician so I just purchased a new one to keep in the truck. The one thing though is there is no pressure relief built into the hose so I always keep the air chuck partially pressed since I do not know if the pump has one and dont want to blow the hose.

Interesting, thanks for this!

 

[awd.nv]

Interesting, thanks for this!

Bad pic but it is stored in the left of this pic, came with the bag and the hose I put together is visible. You can keep the hose it comes with but I wanted something more universal for whatever reason on a trail if something comes up.

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

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Bad pic but it is stored in the left of this pic, came with the bag and the hose I put together is visible. You can keep the hose it comes with but I wanted something more universal for whatever reason on a trail if something comes up.

Wow, that looks pretty good. I've looked at the box racks a few times and dismissed them. I have a swing out box now, which will be leaving, I may do something like yours.

Reviews? Happy, do it again?

 

[awd.nv]

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Wow, that looks pretty good. I've looked at the box racks a few times and dismissed them. I have a swing out box now, which will be leaving, I may do something like yours.

Reviews? Happy, do it again?

Thanks, so far I have been very happy with the Builtright industries bedside rack. Well made, powder coating looks good and quite affordable especially compared to the other brand out there.

What really helped things come together was getting the molle bags linked below. That really let me get things hidden away so when I open the bed I am not advertising all my gear so much. Plus I REALLY love the cleaner look that way too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GKXTYP3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I was able to fit my 20' kinetic recovery rope and two soft shackles in one of them!

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