Recommendation for a Reliable Electric Tyre Inflator

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RAA
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Would appreciate recommendations from Forum members, please, regarding electric tyre inflators. Reliability and longevity are the most important things to me. Thanks.

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I've been using a Ring electric compressor since September 2012 and it's been completely reliable. Bought a second for my wife's car some six years ago. Both just plug in to the 12V outlet.
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Halfords own. Had it for forty years
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or use the one in the boot?
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That is what I was thinking....... Macan has one in the boot.

Or a foot pump ......what I use...... good exercise :D :D :D
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Interesting post this as my one gave up the ghost today :cry:
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My wife and I both use the Ring RAC 635 electronic digital compressor, which we both find easy to use. Advantage of this over other similar items is that you set the pressure that you require and set it going, when it gets to correct pressure it stops. Also has a very useful light on it.
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I’ve often had Halfords ones and they last well, unless you drop them ! :cry:

When I was looking though I was trying to find something different as the 992 has no cigarette lighter ! I failed to find anything that would work for that car
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putt4par wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 7:07 pm Interesting post this as my one gave up the ghost today :cry:
Ok so took the plunge and ordered an air hawk cordless type, thought of how often do I use and will the battery be charged but we have other cordless batteries constantly on trickle so thought would give it a try, we have 4 vehicles and having to find keys and messing about with cigarette lighters is a bit of a bind.
Has the ability to preset pressure, digital readout and light too, will see how it performs ;)
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putt4par wrote: Wed May 06, 2020 6:55 am
putt4par wrote: Tue May 05, 2020 7:07 pm Interesting post this as my one gave up the ghost today :cry:
Ok so took the plunge and ordered an air hawk cordless type, thought of how often do I use and will the battery be charged but we have other cordless batteries constantly on trickle so thought would give it a try, we have 4 vehicles and having to find keys and messing about with cigarette lighters is a bit of a bind.
Has the ability to preset pressure, digital readout and light too, will see how it performs ;)
Lock forward to update given my predicament above

Particularly interested in battery life. I would need to take on track days with me where during the course of the day we can let out a lot of pressure from the tyres but then need to pump them right back up before we leave.
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