air compressor that runs fine in car runs poorly in house. ad says it runs compressors? i assumed if it ran in my car socket that it would run in ho
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I tried the bestek supply adapter and it would not work on the inside of the office building however I do believe bestek is a cheaper brand. Also, the materials bestek supply power adapter are made with could be defective and the consumers end up suffering in the end. I returned the power adapter and will no longer purchase bestek products in the future.
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We had no problem having it run the air compressor we purchased to blow up my husbands electric wheelchair tires in the house.
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My guess would be that it can't handle the amp draw? From what I read about it, it seamed to work fine for items that are 12V but do not require much amperage to operate. The car radio draws only a little but of amps to operate. The only other thing that I can think of is try it on another outlet. I have an older home and not all the outlets are grounded. It may not be getting full power on a non-grounded outlet. Also make sure the connection betweenthe two is snug. The connector I bought did not sit very well in the devices outlet plug so I used zip ties to keep the connection nice and tight. My guess would be that it can't handle the amp draw? From what I read about it, it seamed to work fine for items that are 12V but do not require much amperage to operate. The car radio draws only a little but of amps to operate. The only other thing that I can think of is try it on another outlet. I have an older home and not all the outlets are grounded. It may not be getting full power on a non-grounded outlet. Also make sure the connection betweenthe two is snug. The connector I bought did not sit very well in the devices outlet plug so I used zip ties to keep the connection nice... » Read More My guess would be that it can't handle the amp draw? From what I read about it, it seamed to work fine for items that are 12V but do not require much amperage to operate. The car radio draws only a little but of amps to operate. The only other thing that I can think of is try it on another outlet. I have an older home and not all the outlets are grounded. It may not be getting full power on a non-grounded outlet. Also make sure the connection betweenthe two is snug. The connector I bought did not sit very well in the devices outlet plug so I used zip ties to keep the connection nice and tight. « Show Less
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How many amps does your compressor pull? It may be too many for such a small inverter.
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Use the formula Volts X Amps = Watts to figure out how much power you need. For example, if you have a 12 volt appliance rated at 80 watts that means you need a minimum power supply of of 6.67 amps to run the appliance. (80 watts divided by 12 volts = 6.67 amps). I would add another 20% on top of that just to be safe. In this case I would probably get a 10 amp converter rather than a 7 amp.
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I'm just guessing, I think the compressor pulls too many amps for this small adapter to handle. I would locate a local shop who deals in compressors and get their expert opinion on the type of adapter to purchase.
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No. I have had this model for three years without any problem. Unlike Mr. Blake, my compressor runs quietly. One recommendation - when not in use unplug it. I have had past problems with compressors due to electric surges. Your question though raises my curiosity - why such an inquiry?
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hi all this allows you to do is use a external battery to a cigarette socket, so for you air compressor you could have a left over wet cell batter, connect the + and - to the battery and connect the male end of the socket to your female end socket here a picture http://imgur.com/rFmhSSt
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Hello Rich. What is the original compressor you are replacing? The J7 is the trade channel the compressor is sold under.
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Yes, the cable should be fine to run your air compressor. Plus it has a fuse to protect it from being overloaded.
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All the air compressors listed here are very noisy. I would only recommend getting an air compressor built by California Air Tools - They are so quite you can work inside and not even know an air compressor is being used. They are a little more expensive but much, much better quality than any other air compressor on the market by a long shot.....
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ok thanks, anyway should be alot better than the three liter compressor i bought and it went bad, off ebay, sticking with Amazon now
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no, u cant. A home air compressor will not work. need HPA to fill it- paintball shops or scuba tanks
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A running engine provides proper voltage and no increase in amp draw. A non running engine provides less than 13.8 volts (that the compressor runs best at). Low voltage causes high amp draw. This will shorten the compressor life. Mine is ten years old. Still running like a champ.
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This unit is not designed for your vehicles cigarette lighter outlet... the amount of amperage will always blow your fuse! I never had any problems with my unit, running it directly from the car's battery with engine running, like their manual suggests... I had problems with the smaller units that actually do plug into the car's cigarette lighter outlet to run my 1.75HP Craftsman wet/dry vacuum and this Roadpro RPPI-500/1000W Inverter did the job equal to plugging it into a home wall 120V AC. Outlet...I recommend this product for running larger home appliances you need on the road, jig saws, wet/dry vacuum's under 5HP, 32" LCD/LED energy-saving TV's, Can charge up to up to (2) laptops at the same time, etc... This unit is not designed for your vehicles cigarette lighter outlet... the amount of amperage will always blow your fuse! I never had any problems with my unit, running it directly from the car's battery with engine running, like their manual suggests... I had problems with the smaller units that actually do plug into the car's cigarette lighter outlet to run my 1.75HP Craftsman wet/dry vacuum and this Roadpro RPPI-500/1000W Inverter did the job equal to plugging it into a home wall 120V AC. Outlet...I recommend this product for running larger home appliances you need on the... » Read More This unit is not designed for your vehicles cigarette lighter outlet... the amount of amperage will always blow your fuse! I never had any problems with my unit, running it directly from the car's battery with engine running, like their manual suggests... I had problems with the smaller units that actually do plug into the car's cigarette lighter outlet to run my 1.75HP Craftsman wet/dry vacuum and this Roadpro RPPI-500/1000W Inverter did the job equal to plugging it into a home wall 120V AC. Outlet...I recommend this product for running larger home appliances you need on the road, jig saws, wet/dry vacuum's under 5HP, 32" LCD/LED energy-saving TV's, Can charge up to up to (2) laptops at the same time, etc... « Show Less
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operates on a twenty minute duty cycle so that means you can run compressor for 20 minutes then you need to shut off to keep from damaging it due to overheating ,,,as for cfm this is a small compressor that will put out 260psi max it does not produce air fast enough to have a cfm rating ...hope this answers your question .....if you want to ask me more questions please ask for Ken Hopper ( hopnotes@hotmail.com )
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I don't think it will work for that air compressor since this is rated at 6 amp output while those compressors can easily need 10-15 amps. I'm not sure of the shipping issues (I'm not a seller).
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The compressor is so small and light that you might want to take it to a harware or Home Depot store, take it inside with you and put it on a buggy and have a salesperson help you find the correct fitting.
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Compressor usually dies because shocks were leaking and caused it to run too much. I would replace compressor and also shocks (at least on the rear)
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Yes but there are a few questions. What are you spraying? A compressor needs to supply 43 to 58 psi at the gun. But air storage of the compressor is important if you are spraying a lot. Small tank storage of the compressor will empty quickly and you will loose pressure. My home compressor has about 4.8 gallons of storage. It is good enough to blow out air filters, fill tires, clean the garage out and supply pressure for short term needs. If I was painting a car, a compressor with a 60 gallon storage tank would a better choice as the compressor would not have to run all the time and the pressure would not vary. Also consider a properly placed water filter that will take the moisture out of the compressed air if that would be an issue for your project. All fittings and tubing are very common and available at your local Sears, Ace Hardware, Home Depot and of course Amazon.
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This compressor clips directly to the car battery. It draws 30A and has it's own fuse. That's what makes this such a powerful 12V compressor. The one that plug into the cigarette lighter outlet typically draw &lt;15A, which means that they have 1/2 as much power and will take twice as long to do the same job. It's sorta like the difference of filling up a swimming pool with a 1/2" hose or a 1" hose...... take the 1" hose....trust me..... :-)
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I am thinking my husband used his compressor. We have only used it once so far.