Motorised Air Pump That Powers Off GS?

[Fanum]

Anyone know if these pumps are strong enough to sit the tyre bead on the wheel?

Eventually, but it usually takes a lot of faffing with a ratchet strap, whatever soap you have in your kit and a good deal of luck.

 

[Steptoe]

Steptoe, I believe some folk strip the outer shell off this model for even smaller pack size, have you done this on your 'bike' version?

I've seen a couple of pumps stripped of their plastic casings but i haven't done it..
Mine is still in it's old faded battered cardboard box .

I've used the one in the car more than the one on the bike.

 

[DrPete]

I've used a tiny pump I bought from www.motopumps.com for years. It has a standard cig plug, but I use an adaptor that plugs into the Optimate plug attached to the battery.
The pump plus a Stop N Go Tire Plugger packs down very small in the stash panel, is light and very effective.

 

[Pete the paint]

Problems with electric tyre inflator.

But don't forget that the standard 1200 accessory socket will trip out at something just below 5A. These pumps take much more than that.

Hi Lads,
Can anyone help on this. Bought Ring Inflator from Halfords. Works fine on car but trips out when I try it from the underseat socket on the 1200 gs. Funny thing is that it works fine if I don't connect it to the tyre valve!
Funny that..... But not much cop.
Is that the 5A cut out referred above, and what can I do about it!
Pete, formerly of the 800gs lot, oh how the mighty have fallen!

 

[Alan R]

That's what is happening - no load = low power consumption: get the pump to do some work, then it exceeds the 5A max output of the socket. Canbus doesn't like that so turns the socket off.
My solution is to fit a male connector to the pump lead which is compatible with the fused optimate charger lead already fitted direct to the battery.
Connectors available from Maplins for about £2.

Alan R

 

[Pete the paint]

Alan,
Thanks for such a quick response. I think I know what you're saying and I'll be off to tackle it at the weekend.
Nice to know there's an easy fix.
Pete.

 

[gsbiker]

Thinking of keeping costs down! I already own the Michelin Rapid Air Inflator...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_215808_langId_-1_categoryId_255241

I understand it runs at 8-9 amps at 12v and has a 15amp fuse. Would this run directly from the battery of my GS1200 do you reckon? I'm not able to test this as I have no croc clip cigarette female adapter to connect inflator to battery!

 

[Wapping]

I understand it runs at 8-9 amps at 12v and has a 15amp fuse. Would this run directly from the battery of my GS1200 do you reckon?

Without a doubt: Yes, it will run fine direct from your bike's battery, via a suitably fused lead, connected by croc clips.

Don't chop what appears to be a cigarette lighter socket plug off. It may contain some sort of voltage regulator. Buy a suitable adaptor from Maplin or somewhere similar.

Job's done.

 

[gsbiker]

Without a doubt: Yes, it will run fine direct from your bike's battery, via a suitably fused lead, connected by croc clips.

Don't chop what appears to be a cigarette lighter socket plug off. It may contain some sort of voltage regulator. Buy a suitable adaptor from Maplin or somewhere similar.

Job's done.

Thanks for the confirmation wapping. I bought one of those Cigarette Socket Adapter (non fused) today and managed get the pump to work as you said! Great, means I don't have to double up on two air inflators now! What I would like to do is remove the croc clips from the Cigarette Socket Adapter and solder the leads to a male Optimate plug so I can just plug into the optimate charge lead!

 

[Wapping]

TWhat I would like to do is remove the croc clips from the Cigarette Socket Adapter and solder the leads to a male Optimate plug so I can just plug into the optimate charge lead!

Way to go

 

[Fluffmeister]

I have got a spare optimate lead, and my car has a mini VAG compressor in the boot that draws 9-9 amps.

I may have a bash at this at the weekend ready for my upcoming annual "Bladebusters" Harz trip. The car has an Optimate lead on the battery because I leave it charging when I am flying out to work, so if I hack off the ciggy plug on the compressor, solder on an optimate plug and shrink wrap, then I can take the compressor away for the german trip and still use it with the car feeding off the optimate plug under the bonnet for blowing up paddling pools / air beds / frogs as an when needed.

This forum is full of geniuses, it's a great idea and one I would not have thought of with my tiny brain capacity.

Cheers
Tony

 

[Wapping]

........ so if I hack off the ciggy plug on the compressor, solder on an optimate plug and shrink wrap....

It may well work..... but just take care that the 'ciggy plug' does not have some sort of voltage regulator inside it, which will be missing when you chop it out.

What might well be safer (albeit none of it is dangerous) would be to buy one of these.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapt-It-12...5ZVA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1334729130&sr=8-5

Chop the white plug shown in the picture off the end. Then solder the Optimate plug on in its place, then plug the compressor's 'ciggy plug' in. That is what gsbiker is doing, except his adaptor terminated with croc clips, which he chopped off to replace with an Optimate plug.

This forum is full of geniuses.....

Steady. It only encourages them.