Compressor question

[george]

Hi Guys.
if i join 2 compressors with a Y piece will this double the air capacity?
Even if they are of diffrent sizes.
The one problem is that they will draw a large current.i would gues around +-20 amp?
I will have to run it from the battery while the motor is running.
Will there be anything else i need to look out for?

Cheers

[Hiluxdave_nz]

i don't see and problem with having a y piece but why do you need more pressure .as for running off the same battery i would have the too compressors fused separately.

[george]

The reason is to speed up the time it takes to pump the wheel

[ThysdJ]

I have seen it done before George. Friend of mine with a Colt did it and he said it worked for him. :D

[Family_Dog]

Hi George,

When we took Bulldog to Berakah recently, we pumped the tyres up with two independent compressors. Bennie used the custom-fitted ARB one while I used a loose compressor connected to the battery with croc clips and we each pumped up two 31" tyres from 1.1 bar to 2.1 bar. It only took us a few minutes (about five minutes I think... can't remember, but less than 10 minutes) in total. I never had the engine running although that is a good idea.

But keep each Compressor separately fused.


-F_D

[CasKru]

Hi George,

When we took Bulldog to Berakah recently, we pumped the tyres up with two independent compressors. Bennie used the custom-fitted ARB one while I used a loose compressor connected to the battery with croc clips and we each pumped up two 31" tyres from 1.1 bar to 2.1 bar. It only took us a few minutes (about five minutes I think... can't remember, but less than 10 minutes) in total. I never had the engine running although that is a good idea.

But keep each Compressor separately fused.


-F_D

And I inflated 4 31" tyres from 1.3 bar to 2.1 bar and was finished before you

[Family_Dog]

Hi George,

When we took Bulldog to Berakah recently, we pumped the tyres up with two independent compressors. Bennie used the custom-fitted ARB one while I used a loose compressor connected to the battery with croc clips and we each pumped up two 31" tyres from 1.1 bar to 2.1 bar. It only took us a few minutes (about five minutes I think... can't remember, but less than 10 minutes) in total. I never had the engine running although that is a good idea.

But keep each Compressor separately fused.


-F_D

And I inflated 4 31" tyres from 1.3 bar to 2.1 bar and was finished before you

That sounds like a lot of "Hot Air"...!!!


-F_D

[CasKru]

I must say I've got respect for that T-Max compressor.

[BenHur]

I agree the duel piston TMAX rules, even with the 33's it pumps very well. I have seen some guys saying that you have to buy the expensive stuff if you have bigger wheels but I have pumped 2 vehicles tyres (31s) back to back and it did not overheat, or loose power at all. Compare tat to the ARB at more than double the price, and even Eric's smaller single piston TMAX still out pumped the ARB.

[Niel]

duel piston TMAX rules

Inflate 4, 31' Coopers from 0.6 to 2.2 in succession and no problems :D :D :D sometimes help other thereafter. :D

[CasKru]

I also repaired punctures on my Corolla and then re-inflated the tyres from totally flat to 2.5 bar in just over a minute :) (205/55 R16)