Air Fittings and stuff
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 11, 2004 at 21:47
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srowlandson
I was tired of going from tyre to tyre with my ARB compressor (portable one) and lose pressure each time i removed the inflator form the tyre... especially when checking the pressure (too see if i had enough in there to move on to the next tyre)
So began my quest :D
I decided i needed some way of cutting the pressure to take the inflator off the tyre and
check the pressure.
A few quick connect fittings replaced the weird ARB ones... to a 'normal' Jamec style fitting. This lets me use the normal hose and air
tools etc.
Next, i made a Quick connect to 1/4 turn valve to Quick connect to allow me to turn off the air flow, allowing the Compressor to build up pressure whilst i checked the tyre pressure. EXCELLENT :D
Next, i added a 1/8 BSP T peice and Gauge... now i don't have to remove the Clip on Air chuck, just stop flow from the compressor with the 1/4 turn valve and read the tyres pressure :D
this worked a treat.
I converted my old 9 litre water extinguisher to an air tank which aids the whole airing up process. I also put a 0-150 psi gauge on the Compressor to see what pressure the tank was up too. With 3 quick connect fittings on the compressor , and 3 hoses, and 3 air chucks, i can 'technically' fill 3 tyres at once now :D
Some pics of the setup here :
http://www.offroader.com.au/airfitting/airfitting.html
Steve