Onboard Air Systems (Updated w/ Pics)
My truck has two air compressors already, one for the airbags and the other for the Banks exhaust brakes. These work fine but I can't use them for airing up tires because they are two small for this f...
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jimh425 wrote:burningman wrote:
A paralleled pair of Honda EU2000s won’t start my pancake compressor when the tank is above around 50 psi, you have to dump the air to get it to even start.
What’s wrong with your Hondas? You surely aren’t saying one small pancake compressor draws more power than a AC.
That’s exactly what I’m saying.
And that’s a perfect condition set of Hondas running at full throttle with Eco setting Off.
My roof air will run on just one of them.
Maybe my pancake compressor isn’t the lightest model they make, but it’s nothing extraordinary. It’ll start when the tank doesn’t have much pressure in it and it’ll keep running, but if it’s got 80 or 90 psi in the tank already when the compressor kicks on, the Hondas won’t start it.
