Scottiac

I've got an extremeaire hardmount I've never gotten around to setting up, but I want to have air available this weekend. I don't have the time to figure out the mounting, get all the parts, move stuff around in the bay and all that to do it right.

What I want to do for right now is grab the parts needed to be able to use it as a portable. I don't have a tank (well, I don't have *anything* but the compressor right now).

So what I think I need is a way to get power from the battery to the compressor leads, a polyurethane air hose, and a flow through air chuck so I can leave the compressor on as I move from tire to tire.

I remember seeing a picture of schaefer (?) using his this way, but I can't remember where I saw it.

I've thought about going as primitive as using my jumper cables (6g) as the power link from the battery to the compressor; not sure if that's a good idea or not, even for a quick hack job. It would give me an easy "on/off" switch though.

So what do you folks think I need to do this? Am I on the right track? Better way to do it?

Thanks!

jimbo74

at least amke something a little more permanent.. even if that means just getting some wire and using crimp connectors to eyelets to the battery..... thats just plain ghetto....

Scottiac

and here I though just plain ghetto would be mounting the compressor in the middle of my hood and pretending it was a blower intake!

I do need some kind of on/off capability and want to be able to remove the setup for the 99% of the time I'm not using it. A quick-ish disconnect of some sort.

I suppose I could run some 4g leads from the battery to the cargo compartment with an inline switch on the positive line, but I'd still want a disconnect. Any other thoughts?

EDIT: What else do I need to worry about on the air side of the equation? Since I'm not using an air tank yet, and thus don't have a pressure shut off in the system, will a flow through chuck take care of making sure the compressor doesn't have a coronary when it's not actually filling a tire?

jimbo74

just get one of those tanks at kragens, for a portable one, they are only like $20

Scottiac

You're just bound and determined to make me do this right, aren't you?
Thanks for the input!

WATRD

You could do an in between step like I did and mount the compressor into a tool box, then build a proper power cord with a quick disconnect on one end and aligator clips on the other. It keeps the compressor protected and is a little less ghetto than what you are describing, while still being portable and not truly hard mounted...

http://www.watrd.com/work/Compressor/

Arnold

Here's my "ghetto" set up,
HERE

Scottiac

link no workie, but I found the pic on your albums. Thanks! That's pretty much exactly what I have in mind. Ghetto and all!