Portable compressors?

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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These are made for cars,it takes almost 3,4 minutes to fill 2l coke bottle to 60 psi
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I believe you are talking about the little emergency compressors that run off the lighter port in the dash. The Helix and Viar compressors are designed for automotive airbag suspension. I see over 100 psi in my 2 gallon tank in under 60 seconds with my Helix.

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The plug in the dash variety need to keep the power draw below the lighter fuse size, of then 10 or 15 amps. The larger compressor will need a direct battery connection to work properly and not melt fuses.
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Technician1002 wrote:The larger compressor will need a direct battery connection to work properly and not melt fuses.
Well I would hope there was a fuse somewhere in that plan. :D At least a 50 amp inline... When I wired up my power inverter (nowhere near your 1kW model in output, though), I used 6 gauge wire and an inline 50 amp blade fuse.
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For that amperage, I recommend fusible links instead of fuses on low voltage applications.

You can see the small wire I used for my inverter. It is welding cable for and arc welder. :D
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DC wire is the little black wire off the left side. When installing an inverter you want very little voltage drop.
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