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Any cordless (battery) air compressors out there capable of a pressure test?

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Old 12-05-2006, 04:24 PM
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Any cordless (battery) air compressors out there capable of a pressure test?
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as long as you can get ~10 to 15 psi and connect it to standard 1/4" air hose one should work
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You should really use something with a tank.
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Default Could you use a CO2 tank from a soda keg or a nitrogen bottle?

I have used my nitrogen setup a few time because it has a fairly good regulator on it . . .
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My tank drains quickly. Wish I had a source of continual compressed air instead of gas station.
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Default You can't buy an air compressor setup?

No room where you are at? Best tool/set of tools I've ever bought. I got a ~25gal upright with a 'set' of tools for ~$300. Bought a bunch of impact sockets and extensions from Harbor freight for cheap. Only other air tool I've bought was an angle grinder (Harbor Freight too). I'd like a higher torque impact wrench, but that's not necessary. The supplied one with this kit is good enough. The only thing it hasn't been able to tackle are things like the axle bolts on the S4. You can't really expect a run of the mill impact gun to do that.

http://www.homedepot.com/

Search for VLH1582609.01 at the top right of the page.

Harbor Freight for cheap set of impact sockets. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=33853
Harbor Freight for cheap set of impact extensions. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=2689 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=2762
Harbor Freight for cheap set of deep well impacts with a plastic sheating for wheel lugs. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40035
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Default I'm at school and the house I live in has no driveway or garage - only street parking. It wouldn't

be worth it to buy unless it were for my house back at home where I have all my tools in a garage + heated!

Besides, all I need it for is to pressure test at this point - though having an air tool setup would make life a lot easier with fixing/modding.
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