MasterFlow MF-1050
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MasterFlow MF-1050
MonsterFlow MF-1050
Maximum Air Flow: 2.5 CFM
Maximum Voltage: 12 Volt
Maximum Amperage Draw: 30 Amp
Maximum Working Pressure: 120 PSI
Maximum Restart Pressure: 90 PSI
Maximum Operating Temp: 90* F
Minimum Operating Temp: -67* F
Maximum Continuous Operating Time: 40 min @ 40 PSI @ 75* F
So, I needed an air compressor to air up the tires of a couple of Jeeps laying around my yard and I picked this up from Pep Boys for about $57, since it had decent review scores. I got it home and started reading more into it and found it uses 1/8 NPT fittings instead of 1/4, the air filter on the left side breaks, the pressure gauge is inaccurate, the reed valve breaks and the wiring comes apart for the alligator clamps and the power switch. It sounds like a lot, but, I needed it, and it should all be cheap to fix. So, my plan for this little budget compressor is to upgrade to 1/4 NPT fittings, find a metal filter housing, replace the pressure gauge, rebuild the reed valve,upgrade the wiring and maybe port the head. I don't think it was to bad, I think I can have a good compressor for under $100, less than what a lot of others cost. Before I do anything to it, I have Jeeps with 255/75/R17, 235/75/R15 and 30*9.5/R15 tires, what pressures would you like me fill these tires up with to get a baseline since manufacturers like to give optimistic readings, not necessarily realistic?
Maximum Air Flow: 2.5 CFM
Maximum Voltage: 12 Volt
Maximum Amperage Draw: 30 Amp
Maximum Working Pressure: 120 PSI
Maximum Restart Pressure: 90 PSI
Maximum Operating Temp: 90* F
Minimum Operating Temp: -67* F
Maximum Continuous Operating Time: 40 min @ 40 PSI @ 75* F
So, I needed an air compressor to air up the tires of a couple of Jeeps laying around my yard and I picked this up from Pep Boys for about $57, since it had decent review scores. I got it home and started reading more into it and found it uses 1/8 NPT fittings instead of 1/4, the air filter on the left side breaks, the pressure gauge is inaccurate, the reed valve breaks and the wiring comes apart for the alligator clamps and the power switch. It sounds like a lot, but, I needed it, and it should all be cheap to fix. So, my plan for this little budget compressor is to upgrade to 1/4 NPT fittings, find a metal filter housing, replace the pressure gauge, rebuild the reed valve,upgrade the wiring and maybe port the head. I don't think it was to bad, I think I can have a good compressor for under $100, less than what a lot of others cost. Before I do anything to it, I have Jeeps with 255/75/R17, 235/75/R15 and 30*9.5/R15 tires, what pressures would you like me fill these tires up with to get a baseline since manufacturers like to give optimistic readings, not necessarily realistic?