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Review on πŸš— ROCKBIRDS Portable Air Compressor Pump: Digital Tire Inflator with Emergency Led Light - 150 PSI, 12V DC - Ideal for Car, Motorcycle, Bicycle by Chris Pettway

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fits both my 2012 Toyota Corolla and my motorcycle.

I previously had a Craftsman brand air pump that was rated at 15 amps, which technically exceeds my 10 amp cigarette lighter rating (12 volts at 10 amps, 120 watts). Since my Toyota Corolla has a 15A auxiliary fuse, I blew that fuse several times while the pump was running and had to replace the blown fuse. Rather than play Russian roulette and see if my accessory's fuse blows, I opted for a replacement pump that isn't as powerful. This pump looks great and comes with an approximately 9 foot power cord. The bag also includes adapters for air mattresses and a needle for inflating basketballs. Two spare 250V/15A fuses are included but I don't think you will ever need to change them if the pump is working properly. The standard is a Schrader valve that fits most cars and motorcycles. There is no presta valve adapter included. So if your bike uses one, you'll need a Presta -> Schrader adapter (which should be pretty cheap if you don't already have one). At relatively low amperage, I can run one with a 12V/15A AC adapter. A 10A adapter would theoretically work, although it has less headroom for surges. As you can see, the pump consumes around 75-90W of electricity (6.25A-7.5A current) most of the time. The higher the pressure, the more energy is consumed. The lower limit was measured by inflating car tires, which have larger volume but lower pressure (32–35 psi), while the upper limit was measured by inflating bicycle tires, which have less air but higher pressure (70 psi) have. However, the power never exceeded 120 watts, even if there were brief inrush currents that I couldn't clearly visualize with a power meter. That should be enough to keep the fuses from blowing. As you can see in my video, it took me less than a minute to inflate my bike and it doubles as a digital tire pressure gauge even when you do. does not intend to pump air. The pump remembers a preset nominal pressure, so you can switch between tires without having to reset the desired pressure. This value is retained even after a power failure, which is especially useful if you inflate the same thing every time (e.g. a car tire). Car tires take a little longer to inflate, but that's to be expected since there's a lot more air in a car tire than in a regular bike. Although the pump managed to warm up a bit after inflating all of my 4 car tires and 2 bike tires, it didn't overheat or stop working while I was testing this unit. There's also a small LED on the front that you can use to work on the tires at night if you're in a dark place where you can't see where your air valves are. The Craftsman brand does not have this feature. Considering it's about 30% cheaper than the Craftsman I would definitely recommend this product. The OLED screen is pretty good too, as you can read it without a flashlight at night or in a dark garage. Artisan can't do that and it's something I despised for a long time using this item.

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  • GOLS Certified
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