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Title: Powering a Pump
Post by: Keithmusician on 17 July 2014, 09:47:28 pm: So we're off on our hols soon, Fazer 600, partner on the back and the tent stowed just behind her. She has decided she wants an air bed for added sleeping comfort this year, which seems fair enough, and we have a 12v pump rated at 100w so round about 8A. Here's a question if I snip off the cigarette lighter plug and replace with crocodile clips will I be ok running it off the battery, engine running of course. All answers and opinions gratefully received. Ta.........Keith
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: keithfzs1000 on 17 July 2014, 09:54:00 pm: no probs i know for hundreds of people that do that at bike rallies
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: slappy on 17 July 2014, 09:56:49 pm: Should be ok, I use a similiar pump from my cars cig lighter and it blows up a double air bed in minutes. It takes longer to deflate it and roll it back up!
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: Punkstig on 18 July 2014, 08:20:34 am: Why not just spend £3 on a lighter socket from ebay
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: Fazafou on 18 July 2014, 10:35:23 am: Quote from: Punkstig on 18 July 2014, 08:20:34 am
Why not just spend £3 on a lighter socket from ebay
Agree, they are useful on the bike anyway so a good mod to put on for so cheap.
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: Jamieg285 on 18 July 2014, 01:02:45 pm: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1OPRB_enGB519GB519&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=crocodile+clips+to+cigarette+lighter+socket&tbm=shop (https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C1OPRB_enGB519GB519&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=crocodile+clips+to+cigarette+lighter+socket&tbm=shop)

No cutting or fitting required, best of both worlds.
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: Oldgit on 18 July 2014, 03:45:15 pm: buy a Taliban airbed--it blows itself up :pc
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: slimwilly on 18 July 2014, 08:31:37 pm: For boats,airbeds etc use the exaust,,cool of course,,make an adaptor then start it up,,be careful or the airbed will fuck off into the next field :lol
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: dickturpin on 18 July 2014, 09:52:06 pm: Quote from: slimwilly on 18 July 2014, 08:31:37 pm
For boats,airbeds etc use the exaust,,cool of course,,make an adaptor then start it up,,be careful or the airbed will fuck off into the next field :lol

GENIUS!! :lol
Title: Re: Powering a Pump
Post by: Keithmusician on 20 July 2014, 11:20:24 am: Thanks for all the "help?" chaps. All sorted now, off to France on Tuesday, sunny campsites here we come!