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As some of you know last week I bought the new ARB High Power 12v Portable Air Compressor and it got me head scratching because the spec on the box and on web sites do not match it's performance or what ARB quote on their site, The new model called the High Output is not far off the pace off my 150L twin pot compressor but everyone keeps quoting 75L per minute or 2.65cfm free Air or 61.6L @ 29psi, The Correct figures on ARB's site are 87.2L or 3.08 cfm which is exactly half of what the Twin model puts out.
Where this all went pear shaped is because there has been 3 models of the 12v portable,
This is Model "One" with black handle and catches with the deep lid box.
Then there was Model Two which has the old Pump in the new Box but the box has a black handle and catches.
And then they bought out model Three, the newer ARB High Output 12v Portable Model, that puts out 87.2L /3.08CFM which is the current offering, with the Orange handle and catches, This model is misquoted in every test/review as they always quote the specs from the older models above even in the latest multi compressor tests, The performance difference is the models above will Air Up a 33-12.5 from 10-35PSI in 5:39. And the High Output Model will fill the same Tyre from 20psi to 40psi in 2 minutes 17seconds, That's 3 minutes 22 seconds faster,
ARB have done nothing to correct the printing mistakes on their packaging yet the true specs can be found if you scroll down to where the specs link is printed, There is a reason that the new model is called the "High Output" and that is because it pumps out 87.2 L per minute as opposed to 61.6Lpm. I find this quite annoying because I nearly ended up buying the bigger Twin at nearly 3 times the price when the truth is the High output model will pump up to 35/37" tyres according to their site, And the speed it will Air Up a 245/70/16 from 15 to 32 psi is a scorching 1 minute 03 seconds, knowing that it will Air up a 33/12.5 X 16 in 2m 17secs it was no surprize when it took my road tyre up to 56psi in 3 minutes flat. That's almost "ONE" psi every 3 to 4 seconds,
https://www.arb.com.au/air-compressors-tyre-accessories/air-compressors/
John.
Where this all went pear shaped is because there has been 3 models of the 12v portable,
This is Model "One" with black handle and catches with the deep lid box.
Then there was Model Two which has the old Pump in the new Box but the box has a black handle and catches.
And then they bought out model Three, the newer ARB High Output 12v Portable Model, that puts out 87.2L /3.08CFM which is the current offering, with the Orange handle and catches, This model is misquoted in every test/review as they always quote the specs from the older models above even in the latest multi compressor tests, The performance difference is the models above will Air Up a 33-12.5 from 10-35PSI in 5:39. And the High Output Model will fill the same Tyre from 20psi to 40psi in 2 minutes 17seconds, That's 3 minutes 22 seconds faster,
ARB have done nothing to correct the printing mistakes on their packaging yet the true specs can be found if you scroll down to where the specs link is printed, There is a reason that the new model is called the "High Output" and that is because it pumps out 87.2 L per minute as opposed to 61.6Lpm. I find this quite annoying because I nearly ended up buying the bigger Twin at nearly 3 times the price when the truth is the High output model will pump up to 35/37" tyres according to their site, And the speed it will Air Up a 245/70/16 from 15 to 32 psi is a scorching 1 minute 03 seconds, knowing that it will Air up a 33/12.5 X 16 in 2m 17secs it was no surprize when it took my road tyre up to 56psi in 3 minutes flat. That's almost "ONE" psi every 3 to 4 seconds,
https://www.arb.com.au/air-compressors-tyre-accessories/air-compressors/
John.
