Recent content by alsmith

You'll need to open the case to see if a voltage is printed on the motor, or if that diode mentioned earlier is present.

gave it to my brother to carry in his car

i've just seen an aliexpress offer, but only 4 hours to go. Throttle with keyswitch and voltage display at £5.99 0r $8.13 delivered

That's what I wanted but not at the cost over here- even imports end up around four times as much, and then if it's spotted by customs it would be duty, then our vat at 19% on top of it.

I'd be interested to know about the motor inside the unit- if it is marked as 12V or 48V? Mine has no additional circuitry inside- the 12V cigarette lighter is connected directly to the motor.

OK, just been offered a refund from banggood, I guess it's an admittance that it's a 12V item. I think it will go to my brother as an emergency option for his car (but I AM tempted to put 48V through it ....) So back to the original hunt for a cheap emergency compressor... I have to say that...

When I hover over the pic icon on the toolbar it shows Insert image so I assumed only http links were valid not uploads. Anyhow, thanks Amberwolf

yes some of the different grades of ss are/can be magnetic, it's the more expensive stuff that isn't

I know Banggood were on holiday but should have been back this week but no reply yet. I did send pics to them but haven't posted any here because photobucket.com stopped the hosting of pics without getting a fee which is too much for the number that I do publicly post. Speaking of which- are...

My 48v compressor arrived today but.... it seems to be 12V. It has car cigarette lighter connector not the IEC connector shown in the product pictures, no sticker saying 48V on the unit, and the motor itself is stamped 12V. I've emailed banggood for their story.....

I've just come across one that takes AA batteries. More expensive but you can get those batteries most places (apart from on the trail!) but I guess rechargeables would be good, NiMH possibly better than alkaline. I'm not so sure about the AA size, possibly a bit small, so it's one of those...

I'd not thought about cutting the size down, I'm interested in it after seeing the 'after' pics too. Thanks

if anyone is interested there's a 48 - 60V portable compressor at banggood- 8.44 UK pounds delivered so that must be under $12. There's only a few left so if you're interested move fast. (I've looked at banggood a few times but not previously bought from them).

As is happens I have a ryobi drill and two of the batteries, I'd already looked at this unit but with UK duty and shipping its a bit expensive. Next big lottery win though... And really it was something I could carry on the bike for emergencies I wanted, not frequent use. I got one of those...

There are lots of cheap portable 12V portable compressors for lowing up tires, and there are even a few for 48V - 60V. What's the difference that makes them suitable for the higher voltage- is it just a series resistor? Reason is I generally run at 36V so would like to convert a 12V to run on a...