tire air pump Slime COMP03 12-Volt Air Compressor with Gauge ...
I just got this tire inflator and when I went down to the garage to pump up the tires, I was disappointed to see that this device actually has an amperage requirement to work properly. After adding air to 2 tires the rubber inside the nozzle was already ripping and becoming unattached so that it would get in the way when trying to connect it to the valve stem, after 4 tires it was very ripped up. 2. I used the compressor to add air to 4 tires, approx. I contacted the manufacturer(Slime) and the customer representative responded to me saying that the device might work(or blows the car’s fuse) but there is no guarantee that it would work with less than 15A. 5-7 psi per tire and it worked fine, didn’t take too long. So actually 12V is not the only requirement for this compressor to work, it needs to be coupled with proper amperage. While the rubber seal is a concern, it’s not enough for me to return the compressor because it did work. I wouldn’t have bought this item in the first place if the amperage requirement was listed here. I only hope the seal doesn’t get so bad that the nozzle won’t keep a good connection with the valve stem.
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