husain
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Post by husain on Oct 17, 2003 16:29:21 GMT -5
Hi all, I want to ask you guys about the air compressors. I found ARB and another kind called quick air. The quick air had 3 kinds... quick air, quickair2 and quick air3.... when I saw the quick air... all of them had as I remember, 40% duty cycle and around 40min continuous use... what about ARB... what is the duty cycle of the ARB? As I understand, the duty cycle means the bigger the number, the more time you can use it without stop... so, if it's 100% Duty Cycle... you don't have to stop.. RIGHT? But the guy who was selling the Quick Air said it don't care about it, couz you would never use it for more than 20 min... because its so fast that you will fell your wheels and leave before you reach the time to stop!!!.. as he said, QuickAir3 is 3x the ARB!!! Regards, Husain
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Post by difflock on Oct 17, 2003 16:53:48 GMT -5
Hi Husain,
You are correct. 100% duty cycle means that you can leave it on non-stop. 50% duty cycle means that for a period of one hour, you can only use it for 30 minutes. The maximum non stop time, between 2 cycles is manufacturer defined.
Quick air 3 is much faster than ARB. You must keep im mind that the stronger the air compressor, the more electric power it will need and this could become a problem. Also, the guy who told you that you should not care about the duty cycle because you will not need it for more than 20 minute never went off-road with his friends. Otherwise he would know that when we turn our compressors on, it never is for just one car.....
Difflock
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Post by husain on Oct 19, 2003 14:34:45 GMT -5
Hey difflock, well, never thought about the electric power !! thanks man.... A small quastion... in the 55th Parallel (Oct-03).. 2 wranglers had compressors.. one under the hood.. the other at the back.. behind the seats!! right?!... how do you do that?! regards, Husain
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Post by difflock on Oct 24, 2003 14:30:27 GMT -5
The one under the hood was a ARB and the one in the back of the car was a OASIS. The Oasis is much more powerfull...no contest here. The connection is the same. What else would you like to know specifically about them ?
Difflock
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Post by husain on Oct 24, 2003 15:29:57 GMT -5
Hello difflock, agine ummm, you knew that I have another quastion!!! I wanted to know how did they do that... I mean... Is it simply just fixed in the car... with a electric connection.. or I have to do something else to fix on in my car!!! thats all... thanks.. Regards Husain
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Post by difflock on Oct 25, 2003 3:16:30 GMT -5
Hi Husain,
Yes, it is just an electric connection but given the high amps the compressors run, it has to be done in a nice and reliable way. The cables must be properly sized and fused. I recommend you do not intend to insal the electric wires if you are not a car electrician.
The units come with a workshop type of plug in connector for the air line. So no need to instal anything here.
Difflock
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Post by RonThompson on Nov 29, 2003 2:47:50 GMT -5
One of the guys on the Desert Challenge (I forget who)kept his spare at about 80psi, and had made up a connection so he could connect each tyre to the spare, and blow them up one at a time.
It seemed an easy and cheap solution!!!!
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Post by funkyrayman on Dec 10, 2003 18:38:15 GMT -5
Hey where in Dubai can you buy onboard air compressors, I've been looking for one for ages, I assumed I'd have to order from US or UK...
Thanks.
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Post by husain on Dec 13, 2003 13:41:06 GMT -5
check out ramy4x4..... they have some...... or the nissan spare part dealer in AD..... they have ARB compressors..
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Post by khaiwi on Jan 2, 2004 1:12:40 GMT -5
Any reasonably affordable solution for onboard air tank with compressor?
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