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Cheap tyre inflator

B&M have got one for £8!!

Ring are a good make though.
 
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None of the lovely pictures on the Amazon site shows the 12v power cord needed to make it work. I purchased (last week) the VonHaus cordless unit - cost a tenner more ( £30-00) on special. However - battery powered with an additional 12v socket connector, preset pressure with auto off, illuminated display and a light (red or white).

12V Tyre Inflator
 
None of the lovely pictures on the Amazon site shows the 12v power cord needed to make it work.
The power lead winds round some lugs on the back of it with a Velcro strap and the plug clips in it own space, as do the extra nozzles. The air hose curls up into it own fiddly space, and it all fits snug into its little zip up bag.
I’ve got the Ring one, albeit with some flashing lights and a torch. It’s okay, but bloody noisy!
 
The power lead winds round some lugs on the back of it with a Velcro strap and the plug clips in it own space, as do the extra nozzles. The air hose curls up into it own fiddly space, and it all fits snug into its little zip up bag.
I’ve got the Ring one, albeit with some flashing lights and a torch. It’s okay, but bloody noisy!

Yep they are very noisy. Not sure how long mine will survive but @£30-00 not too worried.

The point of my post was 1) that they are misleading buyers and 2) I wanted to offer a good alternative.

The pictures on Amazon give the impression that it is cordless. The reason that I opted for the battery powered unit is that the cord is fiddly. The extra nozzles are clipped to the top of the battery (and hidden inside the unit during norma). The corded adaptor looks like the battery pack but has the cord and adaptor stored in the battery compartment. Also came with it's own bag.
 
I had to use my Tyre Weld yesterday as I had a puncture,, can anyone recommend the cheapest replacement?.. Also I would like to buy a Space saver spare wheel,, any recommendations,, I've got a 16 plate C class saloon. Thanks
 
None of the lovely pictures on the Amazon site shows the 12v power cord needed to make it work. I purchased (last week) the VonHaus cordless unit - cost a tenner more ( £30-00) on special. However - battery powered with an additional 12v socket connector, preset pressure with auto off, illuminated display and a light (red or white).

12V Tyre Inflator
Third picture shows schematic of power cable and air hose.
 
I'm confused!

Do you have to buy a separate cable to use the one on Amazon?

I can see it's not cordless so obviously needs plugged into a power source.
 
Looks pretty self explanatory to me regarding a power cable and how it’s connected, this is just a few thumb scrolls down as well as the other wealth of info in the pics and description

Good find Abs :thumb:
 

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I had to use my Tyre Weld yesterday as I had a puncture,, can anyone recommend the cheapest replacement?.. Also I would like to buy a Space saver spare wheel,, any recommendations,, I've got a 16 plate C class saloon. Thanks

Any tyre weld would do.
Don't forget you would also need a jack and a wheel brace to go with the spare wheel.
 

The point of my post was 1) that they are misleading buyers and 2) I wanted to offer a good alternative.

Ahh right, sorry. Thought you were just asking/commenting. I was given mine by the company so didn’t get any choice. Not complaining, alright for nowt.
Yes we can see your alternative, thanks, it looks OK for thirty quid. Mind you, all three mentioned look OK to me for their given application and the price.

Only thing with the battery ones is they run out of juice quite quick, and you can guarantee when you want it it won’t have been on charge!
1500maH battery, 12v, 120w, so about ten amps, probs less than 15 mins on full rate? (Have I worked that out right?) You’ll have to let us know how it holds up when you’ve had chance to have a few goes.
Can it be used with the charging lead from the ciggy lighter then? You know, if the batteries died or needs higher demand? I can’t see if it says on the link you posted. They seem to make out it’ll run forever without a cable on a single charge. Bit misleading :p;)

I do see what you mean with the pics though on the Ring Amazon ad, no cable on show in the pics of it in use, I’m sure if challenged they would say they are merely ‘checking the tyre pressure, as this is another useful feature not requiring any cable connection’. I’m sure it won’t be the first time an advertisement has made out a product is better than it actually is, and it certainly won’t be the last :)
As an (less than) average (mentality) consumer, I think it seems fairly obvious from the pictures and reading the description on the Amazon link Abs posted it’s a 12v item with a 2.9m cable and a 48cm hose, ‘Powered through in-car 12V/cigarette lighter’, but hey ho.
Seems decent for just over a tenner for something you can just buy (get one for the wife’s and kids cars too while your at it!) and leave in the boot for emergencies. Good find Abs :)
 
Ahh right, sorry. Thought you were just asking/commenting. I was given mine by the company so didn’t get any choice. Not complaining, alright for nowt.
Yes we can see your alternative, thanks, it looks OK for thirty quid. Mind you, all three mentioned look OK to me for their given application and the price.

1) Only thing with the battery ones is they run out of juice quite quick, and you can guarantee when you want it it won’t have been on charge!
1500maH battery, 12v, 120w, so about ten amps, probs less than 15 mins on full rate? (Have I worked that out right?) You’ll have to let us know how it holds up when you’ve had chance to have a few goes.
2) Can it be used with the charging lead from the ciggy lighter then? You know, if the batteries died or needs higher demand? I can’t see if it says on the link you posted. They seem to make out it’ll run forever without a cable on a single charge. Bit misleading :p;)

I do see what you mean with the pics though on the Ring Amazon ad, no cable on show in the pics of it in use, I’m sure if challenged they would say they are merely ‘checking the tyre pressure, as this is 3)another useful feature not requiring any cable connection’. I’m sure it won’t be the first time an advertisement has made out a product is better than it actually is, and it certainly won’t be the last :)
As an (less than) average (mentality) consumer, I think it seems fairly obvious from the pictures and reading the description on the Amazon link Abs posted it’s a 12v item with a 2.9m cable and a 48cm hose, ‘Powered through in-car 12V/cigarette lighter’, but hey ho.
4) Seems decent for just over a tenner for something you can just buy (get one for the wife’s and kids cars too while your at it!) and leave in the boot for emergencies. Good find Abs :)

So defensive......there were others suggesting alternative products.....but since you have asked!

1) It inflated 6psi (28 to 34) in about 30 seconds (when I tested it) so should be good for correcting the pressure on ~30 wheels (based on your calculations ) but let's be very conservative and say 1/2 that number 15x6psi = ~ 90psi - hey-ho ......should be good for at least a couple of flat wheels
2) Has it's own 12v adaptor which, will run it, if the battery is flat - so best of both worlds
3) Ditto
4) Both useless if you have a hole in the tyre.
4) Pressure on mine, can be pre-selected and it will automatically stop at the correct pressure

5) My car comes with it's own tyrefit kits (compressor & gunk) and the VonHaus is purely for correcting tyre pressures.

So it would seem it does everything and more (provided it lasts - a chance we both take) than the Amazon unit we are referring to.:rolleyes:

Hope that answers all your questions.
 

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