Electric Tyre Inflator

ShakenNstirred · 13 Aug 2012 at 12:13

i have halfords own brand, you set the pressure on the digital readout and it stops at the set number.
had it 5 years and its still working great

Liquidfox · 13 Aug 2012 at 12:45

The ST comes with one as standard, never had to use it yet though so not sure how pathetic it is. Continental branded though

Imy · 13 Aug 2012 at 16:42

I just impulse bought the 630.

MOOGLEYS · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:45

I have a 630 it works ok but I would get a decent pressure guage and check the pressures as I get all sorts of random readings setting it to 30 psi.

The Running Man · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:54

i boguht a cheap one for about 8 quid from a petrol station, needless to say it doesnt really work.

GT3 · 13 Aug 2012 at 19:55

Don't like me be tempted by the one they sell in Morrisons petrol stations for about £8. There was smoke pouring out of it after inflating 2 tyres from about 27 to 32 psi!!

And the gauge on it is useless

Westyfield2 · 13 Aug 2012 at 21:32

Ta all. Ordered the Ring RAC630

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Overlag · 13 Aug 2012 at 21:41

GT3 said:
Don't like me be tempted by the one they sell in Morrisons petrol stations for about £8. There was smoke pouring out of it after inflating 2 tyres from about 27 to 32 psi!!

And the gauge on it is useless

probably the same as the tesco one then. Cant use it for more than 5minutes at a time, and it probably took 10minutes doing two tyres?

Nomisf · 13 Aug 2012 at 22:15

If you have one of the totally useless little tesco style ones, pull the tiny piston pump out - add a r/c car battery , then affix to a supersoaker for awesome high powered lazy water pistol fun. More use that way than in pump form.

mikeh501 · 17 Sep 2012 at 12:37

gonna get one of these for mine. these are proper compressors.

http://www.viaircorp.com/10005.html

Howard · 17 Sep 2012 at 13:11

For years I've had this cheap one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-DIGIT...Air_Tools_and_Compressors&hash=item4606334725

And it's always worked fine for me!

It'll probably blow up the next time I go to use it, now. But I'd recommend it.

I'd still like a mains powered one so that I can easily do all the cars on the driveway without having to unlock them and plug into the 12v socket, though.

Cosimo · 17 Sep 2012 at 13:35

I've been using a Michelin one for ages and have nothing to complain about.

Type_R · 17 Sep 2012 at 15:44

I have had a Michelin hi power rapid tyre inflator (12262) for several years. It's Been excellent. I recently got myself a race x professional tyre gauge and I was surprised as to how accurate the Michelin is (within about 2 psi).

Also the O-ring in the valve connector wore out and they sent me a new one free next day

good customer service!

Dave M · 17 Sep 2012 at 16:01

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_709901_langId_-1_categoryId_255241

I've bought expensive ones in the past and tbh they aren't noticeably faster. This fits in the glove box too.

update: I do have a digital tyre guage well though.