12v Compressor Recommendations ?

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Originally Posted by streaky

These twin pot compressors are indeed very fast and are proving very popular in the Middle East with our Off Road clubs.
As with everything these days I think you'll find that they are a re-badged Chinese made unit that work very well for 6 months but then they start to run out of puff.
Popular faults are the On/Off switch burns out. The Pressure relief button seizes and the aluminium piston starts to disintegrate.

I would hope that ARB have addressed these faults in the everyday units and have had the side-winder manufactured to their own higher quality specs.

It's impossible to tell from just looking at pictures since I have seen twenty or thirty companies selling the exact same 12v compressor.

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Yeah, good points - mine is close to a year old now, and not done a huge amount of work, but time will tell. According to their blurb, they are manufactured to a high level, but that could just be marketing BS. We will see, but I do know it outperforms quite a few of the cheaper chinese units, and doesn't get anywhere near as hot. I have seen a few cheapies run out of puff and getting too hot to touch doing one set of tyres, but this will do 3 cars in a row without breaking a sweat.

And if anyone wants a copy, I have the pdf of the 4WD Action comparison of a range of compressors

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Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

And if anyone wants a copy, I have the pdf of the 4WD Action comparison of a range of compressors

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Yes please .

Rob

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Originally Posted by Robgw

Yes please .

Rob

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send me a PM with email - at 7MB it wont go on this forum.

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Originally Posted by bacicat2000

Yeah, good points - mine is close to a year old now, and not done a huge amount of work, but time will tell. According to their blurb, they are manufactured to a high level, but that could just be marketing BS. We will see, but I do know it outperforms quite a few of the cheaper chinese units, and doesn't get anywhere near as hot. I have seen a few cheapies run out of puff and getting too hot to touch doing one set of tyres, but this will do 3 cars in a row without breaking a sweat.

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For what it's worth I also had a copy of this twin compressor..it lasted me about a year or so untill it got smashed in the back of the truck went a cooler box crashed into it.
I've since invested in the mother of all 12volt compressors....the WARN VTC....nothing comes close to it in terms of speed, reliability, performance etc etc...the only negative issue being the massive drain on the battery.

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And if anyone wants a copy, I have the pdf of the 4WD Action comparison of a range of compressors

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what issue was it from?

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Originally Posted by ThoBar

what issue was it from?

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Sorry - no reference on the pdf - but some time in 2011

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Originally Posted by Robgw

Aldi Auto XS Range? If so that's the one which fried on my X-Trail tyres...

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Funny that, i've had an Aldi AutoXS twin cylinder job for over two years, gets used at least twice a month for four tyres, has aired up 16 tyres in one go without a rest. Only had one problem, the 50 amp fuse holder melted, cleaned it up and it still works.
I'd happily buy another.

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Originally Posted by streaky

I would hope that ARB have addressed these faults in the everyday units and have had the side-winder manufactured to their own higher quality specs.

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ARB & ABR are different companies....I suspect ABR is trying to confuse some people (successfully it would seem :)).

i have one of the original blue tongue compressors, never failed and not looking like it either. paid about $400 nearly 10 years ago and worth every dollar. :cool: