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Review on WISPAUSU Powered Pneumatic Compressor Adjusting by Nick Esquibel

Revainrating 4 out of 5

I hope he has enough power to do what he is supposed to do.

. I already have one of those screw caliper piston compressors and while it works well it can be a little awkward to use as it has several parts that need to be assembled and held as you turn the knob to tighten it . This supercharger is a versatile design that uses compressed air to do most of the work for you and allows you to twist the handle to apply the rear brakes that need to be twisted during compression. The tool arrived undamaged in a transport bag. Although I thought it should have been sent in a box. Looks exactly like the manufacturer photos. The handling is self-explanatory but without instructions, which made me wonder if I should use a few drops of air oil before attaching the compressor. As I don't have any brake work at the moment I wanted to at least check if it works before writing a review. I was trying to attach my airline to this when I found that the quick connector would not attach. to the air inlet on the tool. When I took a closer look I realized that while it looks very much like a regular male air fitting, it's a bit different than anything I've ever seen. I know there are industrial and automotive connectors, but this one had a wider end that wouldn't fit my quick connect connectors. I've tried replacing the connector on the tool with a standard connector but found the threads are metric pipe threads so I need to find one that will fit this and my airline fittings. I plugged in one of my standard connectors for testing purposes, although I could only pull a few strands. I wrapped teflon tape around the threads and hand tightened to avoid damaging the threads. It leaked but not much so I could see how it works. I cranked my regulator up to 65psi and pulled the trigger on the side to see how well it worked. The piston fired with decent force, but not enough, I suspect, to compress the caliper piston. The tool is rated for 114psi, so I'm hoping it can generate enough force at that pressure to do what it's designed to do. I'm going to look for a new air clutch that will work with a threading tool and test it at a higher pressure to see how much power I can expect from it when doing real braking work. I'll update this review asap, but in the meantime I'll keep my fingers crossed that it performs as intended as it has a lot of potential.

Pros
  • . Several competitors
Cons
  • are unreliable.