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[โ€“] 49 points 3 years ago (7 children)

A portable car tire inflator (with build in battery).

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm 62 and have just bought my first ever.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What's the use case for these? Not needing to fill up tires at the gas station?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Pretty much. Mine was cheap, but my favorite feature is the targeted auto stop. So I set it to a pressure, and it stops when it reaches it automatically, which no gas station pump ever did for me. So I can get them all to the exact same pressure without stopping to check where I'm at a bunch mid fill-up.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago

    Ah ok - if the gas station doesn't have such a machine that's pretty useful. My next gas station has such a compressor, I enter the pressure and it does everything automatically once the hose is connected.

    Anyways, keeping your tires at correct pressure probably pays for such a pump in a short time.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago

    I have a Ryobi one, technically seperate battery but it's so good it's worth it.

    Attach, set the PSI I want, hit go, it stops on its own, no awkwardly crouching down holding a button or keeping my eye on a dial that wobbles a lot.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Bonus points if it also includes jumper cables with that battery. Having a portable jumper when your batter dies is insanely useful.

    However, the model I have doesn't hold a charge forever, so I find that I have to recharge it every couple months or else it will be dead the next time I actually need it. An unfortunate flaw so I'd look for reviews that mention whether that's the case for any you look to purchase

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