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Re: 12v compressor
Posted by BlaaSaab [Email] (more from BlaaSaab) on Mon, 4 Jan 2010 12:34:52
In Reply to: Re: 12v compressor, LesH, Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:57:47
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I dunno about that, unless it's a fairly old/simple battery charger. A lot of the newer ones have automatic charging profiles that vary the current throughout the process. My Black & Decker 10-amp charger has three "stages" that it switches between, based on its measurement of how drained the battery was. Supposedly this allows it to charge the battery faster than a fixed-rate charger. Then once the battery is fully charged, it switches to low-current "float" charging to maintain it at max capacity.
Point being, many chargers are not meant to act as a simple 12V power supply unless they can be manually switched into that mode. You could try it, and it might run the compressor sufficiently to inflate a tire, but the charger may not like it very much because it doesn't act like a battery...
The "proper" way to do it would be with an actual power supply like the one linked below, in my opinion.
posted by 216.37.1...
Pyramid Ps15kx 10-amp, 13.8-volt Power Supply With Car Charger Adapter
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