{"id":7759,"date":"2021-03-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4wdsupacentre.com.au\/news\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2021-03-11T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T23:45:05","slug":"portable-air-compressors-arent-just-for-your-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/portable-air-compressors-arent-just-for-your-tyres\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable Air Compressors aren’t just for your tyres!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone knows that you need a quality portable air compressor<\/strong><\/a> to quickly pump your tyres back up after you\u2019ve been off-road \u2013 without one you\u2019re limited to a slow crawl to nearest servo, which isn\u2019t the right thing to do. It\u2019s not safe to drive on severely deflated tyres, it will damage and wear them prematurely and it\u2019s not safe for other road users who are likely confused why you\u2019re driving 40km\/h under the speed limit and wobbling around. The Thumper Max twin piston air compressor<\/strong><\/a> is capable of up to 300 litres per minute of airflow anyway, which means it\u2019s way faster just to air up and get moving than it is to slowly drive to the servo! Plus, you might turn up and find a line of 4WDs already waiting to air up their own tyres \u2013 or (and I\u2019ve had this happen when I got a road-side flat tyre) the compressor isn\u2019t working at the servo and you\u2019re stuck! That being said, there are plenty more use for a Thumper air compressor<\/strong><\/a> rather than just airing up after a day on the tracks\u2026 read on to learn 5 ways you can use a 12V air compressor<\/strong><\/a> that you hadn\u2019t thought of!<\/p>\n

Number 1 is to use it to blow up inner tubes or inflatable toys when you\u2019re floating a river, at the beach or just at your mates\u2019 place swimming in the pool. Both the Thumper<\/strong> <\/a>and Thumper max<\/strong><\/a> come with a standard tyre valve fitting, but they also come with 2 air nozzles and an air needle that make inflating pool toys and sports equipment quick and easy \u2013 they simply thread into the end of the standard valve inflation tool and provide a good seal to ensure you\u2019re inflating as quick as you can. Following on from inflatable pool toys is inflatable mattresses \u2013 whether it\u2019s the old type that you\u2019d have to blow up with your mouth for 40\u00a0 minutes, or one that would need a thousand pumps with a foot pedal to even provide any cushioning, you can inflate them so much quicker with a 12V air compressor<\/strong><\/a>. Finally and it\u2019s an obvious one, but there\u2019s nothing worse than grabbing your bike out to go for a ride and finding your tyres are flat \u2013 with a portable compressor<\/strong><\/a> you can literally air up in seconds and get riding!<\/p>\n

Having pressurised air on hand from a 12V compressor<\/strong><\/a> is so useful when you\u2019re dealing with a vehicle \u2013 whether you\u2019re on road or off-road! You can use a portable air compressor to clean out a vehicle\u2019s air filter when it\u2019s covered in dust or you need to blow the dust off spare parts before you fit them or during repairs. Another variation of this and one that I\u2019ve used myself is to use a blast of compressed air from your compressor<\/strong> <\/a>on the seals of your doors when you pull up to camp. This helps to prevent too much dust getting into the vehicle when you open it up after a long drive in dusty or sandy conditions. Using a 3 in 1 air tool<\/strong><\/a> with a thumper max<\/strong><\/a> makes this easy as you can build up pressure in the line then release it quickly over and over \u2013 but even a Thumper with the constant high flow of air is a great way to keep your rig clean and tidy, particularly in those places and locations where water is scarce. Using a 12V compressor running directly from your vehicle is a good way to give your 4WD a bit of a \u2018wash\u2019 to get dirt, sand and dust off it when there\u2019s no alternative!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Having a portable compressor<\/strong><\/a> with you can be a huge help for mechanical problems too! Whether it\u2019s using compressed air to blow the water out of a distributor, or out of your spark plug valley or even to unblock hydraulic or fuel lines! I\u2019ve had to personally use my 4WD air compressor<\/strong><\/a> when I had to un-block the diesel lines on my old LandCruiser. The in tank filter blocked up and starved the engine of fuel, leaving me stranded. By stuffing the compressor nozzle attachment into the fuel line under the bonnet I was able to blow the blockage back out and into the tank \u2013 of course that got me out of trouble and moving again, but I still had to drop the tank and clean it out when I finally got home\u2026 still it was better than being stuck with a fuel-starved engine in the middle of no-where! I\u2019ve even used the pressure from a Thumper air compressor <\/strong><\/a>to blow grit and rust out of my brake bleed fittings when bleeding brakes and not being able to get any fluid out! They\u2019re so multi-purpose and it\u2019s one bit of gear that you really can use at home in the shed or out on the tracks.<\/p>\n

By adding an air tank you can really utilise the full power of a portable air compressor! The Thumper max<\/strong><\/a> has a\u00a0 built in pressure cut off switch which means you can connect it to a reservoir, turn it on when you need it and it will pressurise the tank then turn off when it reaches 125PSI, only turning back on when the reservoir drops below 90PSI. With a bit of handy work and an external regulator this means you can run air tools from your vehicle very easily \u2013 and while it might not be suitable for an air tool like an angle grinder that needs constant air, it\u2019ll definitely be enough for an impact driver that\u2019s being used for short bursts. That being said though, with a big enough tank there\u2019s no reason a Thumper Max twin air compressor<\/strong><\/a> wouldn\u2019t be able to keep your tools working hard!<\/p>\n

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Everyone knows that you need a quality portable air compressor to quickly pump your tyres back up after you\u2019ve been off-road \u2013 without one you\u2019re limited to a slow crawl to nearest servo, which isn\u2019t the right thing to do. It\u2019s not safe to drive on severely deflated tyres, it will damage and wear them…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123456,"featured_media":7760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7761,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7759\/revisions\/7761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.emgcloud.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}