Tyre inflation...not pressures !

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We are on a campsite.
I checked tyre pressures and tried to inflate one using
1 Footpump
2 a 12V compressor
3 Maplin box with compressor

Result deflated the tyre.
Does anyone know of a reliable device to keep in the vehicle ?
65 psi needed !
Thanks
 
Hi ya,
Yeah I know what you mean, Now i Run ALL 6 of my tyers @ 65pSI ALL AROUND, Cheacked every Now & then with a Digital Presure Gauge (Happy & Hard) & I ‘Use’ To Use a Double Cylinder Foot Pump to keep it there if necessary, But then I used a Power Pack with Built in Compresser to great effect. When it gave up at the beginning of last year I now just do periodical checks with my gauge & Top up at a garage forcourt.
 
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I found that the pump connecters don't last Long .12 volt pumps overheat and blow fuse's ,
 
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Thanks to all

For the info.
Useful to know.
I think I will now.
1 check more regularly and use garage forecourts, as I did today ($1 for all 4)
2 use either of my breakdown options if needed.

Thanks again.
 
I use the compressors that come with Vauxhall Astra's in place of a spare wheel. I have had no problems getting a tyre to 5bar with this, its still going at that but I stopped at 5bar.

If a tyre is very low/flat it does take a good few minutes to reach 5 bar so if it starts feeling ht I will stop for a few minutes then have a second bite,
 
Left Field Option

Bicycle pump.
One of the upright ones you put on the ground.
Keep you fit as well. Actually works. I put about 10 psi in mine to reach 65. Took a few minutes.
Now I have a tyre pressure monitor system, but it only does 4 tyres. Have to remember to swap the rear sensors occasionally.
 
mossypossy said:
Bicycle pump.
One of the upright ones you put on the ground.
Keep you fit as well. Actually works. I put about 10 psi in mine to reach 65. Took a few minutes.
Now I have a tyre pressure monitor system, but it only does 4 tyres. Have to remember to swap the rear sensors occasionally.
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Can you not buy another 2 sensors ? I have a tyrepal system and if required I could buy extra sensors and register them to the control unit.
I have to say a tyre pressure monitor system is brilliant, high, low pressure and temp. No arsing about checking pressures just a visual check of tyres occasionally.
 
Obanboy666 said:
Can you not buy another 2 sensors ? I have a tyrepal system and if required I could buy extra sensors and register them to the control unit.
I have to say a tyre pressure monitor system is brilliant, high, low pressure and temp. No arsing about checking pressures just a visual check of tyres occasionally.
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I have a built in system on my car, it has been most handy when I have had a puncture. I jump out (well crawl out) plug compressor in and blow it up, jump (crawl) back in the car and drive til it gets down to about 19psi then pull over and repeat :)
 
Lidl have a powerbank compressor in this week, not cheap £59.99 but it says it pressure is up to 10 bar.

Has anybody used the cheapish ebay tyre pressure monitoring systems, looking at the screw on caps that monitor the tyre pressure. Daughter bought me a kit but sent it back as it didn't seem to register a change in pressure, it would only show the change if I unscrewed it then put it back on, if the monitor was off I could alter the pressure put the cap back on & when checking the monitor it would stay on the previous pressure, the only way it would update was to unscrew the cap then screw it back whilst the monitor was turned on. My conclusion was it would only tell me if the tyre went completely flat quickly.
 
Overt the years used a few of the 12v compressor types problem with most is reaching the rear wheels

As a get out of jail card I also carried a puncture kit with co cartridges and it takes little space

Channa
 
Just remember its the cfm that matters most when buying any compressor not just the pressure.
Cfm should be taken at the pump head and has nothing to do with the holding tank if there is one.
So a pump with say half a cfm will take about 1/2 mins to inflat a truck tyre where as the tiny pump giving out about 1 fifth of cfm will take yonks.
 
Often there's leakage at the connector to the valve, those standard fit flipover
types that compress a rubber ring are near useless they may work a few times
but then they get enlarged with wear and then piss air. Much better to fit a screw
type connector as found on bike with Schrader valves.
 
I was looking at them recently, something similar to this but about £35 approximately.

KOLSOL TS61 Tire Pressure Monitoring System TPMS, Wireless Real-time Cigarette Lighter Plug TPMS and Temperature Gauge with 4 DIY External Sensor: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

The one I was looking at seemed to have some sort of warning at 44psi although advertised as up to about 90psi. I have put it on the long finger and had intended to ask on forums. I might still try them and if not suited to van then put them on a car.

I thought I read somewhere that after set up the vehicle needed to be run before they ‘bedded’ in.

Davy
 
Call me old fashioned if you like, but TPMS (I have TPMS on my car) seems
like a bit of technology that I tend to not have total faith in, I might being
over cautious, but when the alternative is just a simple minor inconvenience
and takes all of 2 minutes of my week, I'll stick to the time tested method!
 
Byronic said:
Call me old fashioned if you like, but TPMS (I have TPMS on my car) seems
like a bit of technology that I tend to not have total faith in, I might being
over cautious, but when the alternative is just a simple minor inconvenience
and takes all of 2 minutes of my week, I'll stick to the time tested method!
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There is probably a wide scope of TPMS that rages from waste of time to extremely accurate. It isn’t something I had ever considered fitting but it came built in my 2016 Astra Estate and I must say that seems to be quite good.

Would I pay for it if it wasn’t fitted, I doubt it although if accurate it will give warning of pressure dropping before you find out on the next bend
 
Had a reasonably priced 12v compressor, occasionally gave ‘error, but generally seemed OK. Pumped the car tyres to a preset 28psi but it seemed to take longer than usual. Used a pressure gauge and found it was actually 44psi.
Now use the gauge and service service stations.
 
Nabsim said:
There is probably a wide scope of TPMS that rages from waste of time to extremely accurate. It isn’t something I had ever considered fitting but it came built in my 2016 Astra Estate and I must say that seems to be quite good.

Would I pay for it if it wasn’t fitted, I doubt it although if accurate it will give warning of pressure dropping before you find out on the next bend
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"If accurate". Certainly if bowling along, should the TPMS give out a warning signal I'd take note of
it and stop of course. You'll note I stated "not have total faith in", when a quick manual check once
in a while is all it takes to be reasonably certain I've done my practical best to mitigate possible problems.
Old habits die slowly sometimes, it's not paranoia!
 
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