RING Automotive RAC600 12V Digital Air Compressor Inc Storage Bag

i bought this as it has the best views and has won many awards, i can see why! it comes in a great, neat little zip up case and stores neatly in the car, its so easy to use and i love the fact you can digitally set the pressure you want, set it running and walk away. It automatically inflates the tyre to the desired pressure and then shuts off for you. Its really powerful too, i was skeptical that it would be able to cope with a flat on my hilux as they are big over sized wheels that i run at over 40psi. The petrol station air pumps really struggle to pump them up from flat, but not this little pump! It says it can inflate a tyre in 3 minutes i believe; well if im honest it took more like 10 or 12 to fully inflate my large tyres from flat, but im really not complaining, it got the job done well and didnt overheat or sound like it was struggling one bit. I suppose it is a little noisy but then it is working hard! I would HIGHLY recommend this product to anyone, the price is great, the size is great and the function is superb!

On a Sunday evening, I saw I had a flat tyre. I went to the local fuel station to fill it with air and the following morning - saw that it had deflated again, quite significantly. Although I don't drive all the way to work, I do drive to the train station dropping my daughter off at a childminder on the way so using my car daily is a must and as I get on a train at 7.30am and don't return until after 6pm - getting to a repair shop during the week is impossible. I twice returned to a fuel station to re-inflate but in 3 of the 4 local fuel stations, air actually costs money and on more than one occasion, I had to queue and as this has happened before to my car and to my partner's car; I decided to invest in this device so that we could do it ourselves. It's very good - quite noisy; but quickly inflates a normal car tyre (I would say less than 2 minutes) with very simple functionality - in terms of inputting the tyre pressure you want it reach and indicating when the inflation is complete. Although, as mentioned, it is quite noisy - I had already seen another review that advised of this but I wasn't using it very late at night so as to disturb other residents and I kind of expected that such a small, compact unit probably would generate a fair amount of noise based on what it was doing. Other reviewers have commented on how the cable (that connects to 12v in car power supply - such as cigarette lighters) is difficult to get back into the unit - but on the 4 occasions I used it, I didn't have this issue at all. I also like that it comes in a very compact case, which can also hold the instruction leaflet if you are so inclined to keep it. As well as the product being brilliant, I also ordered this for next day delivery (which was an absolute must in the circumstances) and as normal, Amazon Prime delivery didn't disappoint.

This tyre pump comes in its own travel case which makes it easy to store in the boot. As shown in the picture, there are two wires/tubes into the device. One is the electric cable that plugs into the car cigarette lighter. The other is the pneumatic tube that pushes on to the tyre. The pump has a digital pressure gauge that lights up to show the pressure. It only took about 5 minutes to go round all four tyres and pump them up. The gauge on the device is not as accurate as desired so it does need calibrating in some way. Mine is reading 5lbs low. The pump is only little so it is not as fast as the pumps at the garage but it is man enough for the job. Putting the wires and tubes back into their storage space is a bit of a fiddle but not impossible. Overall I was quite pleased with this item. It does what it is expected to do and is more convenient than the garage where it is often wet and windy and always someone in the pump slot before I can get in only to find I need 20 p to use the compressor and only a credit card in my pocket. I think this pump is good value for money and is reasonably priced.

This compressor is excellent, it's a lot smaller than the previous one i had, it comes in a small zipped case which it fits into very easily and is so small it will almost fit in the glove compartment. The digital indication is very good aswell, a lot better than the usual dial which jumps back and forward. it can be set to whatever pressure you want so you can walk away and leave it and it will cut out when it reaches the desired pressure, this takes a little more programming, i.e. pressing 2 or 3 buttons before you start but you pick this up and remember it as this is how you wlould use it most of the time anyway. This is a little more expensive than the analogue version but personally i prefer it although i think my wife prefers the analogue one even though you need to stand next to the tyre when you inflating it, just because of the pressing of the buttons before starting. In summary, a very small, light, easy to use compressor, i cant reccomend it highly enough

Having a foot pump in the car boot is ideal for emergencies but if like me you've had a new tyre fitted recently you will probably have experienced the full deflation and replacement of air in all 4 tyres with nitrogen (that's another story) to what you might call the garage's interpretation of default pressure settings for every small car on the planet. This maybe fine for some folks but for me I had the task of inflating 4 tyres to manufacturer settings with a pump that became decidedly hot by the time I came to inflate the last tyre. Not good methinks. Step forward the Ring RAC600 which will do the job of checking/inflating 4 tyres in the time it takes to manually foot pump one. I checked this pump via other car websites and found it had an excellent rating although one or two stated that it under inflates by 1.5 psi. At the moment I have no way of verifying that but given that a small metal foot pump is hardly likely to be that accurate either at least regular checking of tyres will now be much easier and quicker. The RAC600 is very tiny and compact and yes it does make a bit of racket, probably not for the confines of the garage, but for the regular car tyre checker the use will be minimal anyway. Cannot verify what it is like for other inflatable items but for a piece of car kit this is excellent. UPDATE November 2013. Recently I suffered a slow puncture and had to visit those darn fine chaps at ATS. As I had only just inflated my tyres with the aforesaid Ring wotnot, when ATS checked ALL my tyre pressures as is their wont, I was informed that my pump was pretty near spot-on. Hallowed praise indeed.

Excellent. I had a slow leak in the rear tyre of my motorbike. This plugged into the accessory socket and, as you'd expect, there was plenty of length on the cable to reach, I'm sure there'll be enough for a medium sized car. The unit screwed on easily to my valve stem, and around two and a half minutes later it filled the tyre from not far from next to nothing to exactly 32 PSI. Time and time again as well (because it's programmable) until I finally found and fixed the leak. I haven't needed to use the lights yet, but I had a look at them when I got this and they all work well enough. Crunching the plug and all the cable back into the space allocated for it on the back is a faff, and you need to do that reasonably well if you want it to fit into the very nice, well made case. I've got a thing about treating cables badly, but with this I have no choice, I just have to twist and poke and jab relentlessly… one of us is going to break sooner or later. I should mention that you won't want to be inflating your tyres at 3am under a strangers bedroom window, it's a noisy little bugger. All that said though, a great unit that saved my bacon more than once.

This tyre inflator was rated a "Best Buy" in the November 2008 issue of Which? Magazine. So I ordered one in January 2009. It was listed as available from one of Amazon's sub-contracted suppliers, ADMI. However, the latter had run-out and was awaiting further supplies. Several weeks later the device arrived, however, it does not perform as described in the instructions enclosed with the device. For example, the instructions for automatic use, states 'Hold + or - for more than 5 seconds . . . the figure that first appears is the default value (30psi)'. But, instead it actually shows 35. It then says 'To change this, press + or - to the required pressure setting and wait 2 - 3 seconds'. Pressing either button briefly or for longer has no effect. The instructions continue: 'when the pressure reaches the required value . . . will automatically switch off'. But it switches off automatically only at 35psi. Not so convenient for those who require other tyre pressures. Customer support at ADMI didn't seem bothered that the instruction manual didn't tally with the device and claimed that no one else had complained. It's possible that my particular device had come from a sub-standard batch, but as it stands it only has a use as a manual tyre inflator, not an automatic one as promised. The only other thing I can think of to explain the failure to perform as described is that the electronics in the device for automatic use cannot function at relatively low temperature. I was trying to use it in temperatures only a couple of degrees above freezing.

Great when new. Now the gizmo within that measures the tyre pressure has gone (again). This happened on the last (slightly different and better) ring one I had, and someone else I know has had the same issue. This one is still useable with a tyre pressure gauge (ie as a simple compressor pump) as well as having the light feature, but nothing more. Would I buy again.. Well... probably, yes.. reluctantly... as no one else offers the included automatic pressure monitoring function. The pressure monitoring is also always very accurate (always within 0.5 psi of my accurate digital gauge). Its still the best buy in motoring reviews, but the fact that they don't trial it long enough to uncover the consistent failures myself and others have experienced does flaw this to some extent.

Produit de bonne facture. Avec je gonfle les pneus de ma voiture, caravane, moto rapidement et sans souci. Dans les petits défauts, le cable d'alimentation difficile à ranger car il y a peu de place et il n'y a pas de bouton pour dégonfler le pneu si trop gonflé.

Aunque ruidoso, cumple a la perfección su cometido e infla sin problemas y con la presión adecuada las ruedas de coches y moto. Respecto a la fiabilidad del manómetro, decir que la moto indica la presión de las ruedas de forma constante y coincide exactamente con la que marca el compresor.

Comprato per evitare di recarmi dal gommista per controllare 4 gomme e soprattutto per evitare le pistole dei benzinai che sono starati. Ho gonfiato le gomme della macchina (a freddo in box) in 15 minuti compresi quelli per aprire la scatola. Il funzionamento è semplicissimo, collegate la presa accendisigari (assicuratevi che sia alimentata e non sotto quadro) avvitare l'attacco aria e settate la pressione voluta, premete il tasto giallo ON e parte! 20 secondi e ha portato su di 0.35bar era 2.15 ed è arrivato a 2.5 Consigliato

Al llegar todo estaba correcto!! Y como era de esperar el articulo también estaba genial! He hinchado un balón de futbol, las cuatro ruedas del coche mas la de repuesto y las de la bici de montaña!! Y todo perfectísimo!! Una muy buena elección lo recomiendo!!!. ------------------------------------------------------------ Actualizado a Julio de 2021 Sigo con el producto y lo he usado mucho durante estos 5 años. Desde hinchar rudas de moto a coche, bicis para hinchables de piscina y playa. Sigue funcionando como el primer día que lo compre. Producto recomendable y fiable. Un saludo

Per gonfiare le gomme auto come nel mio caso perfetto. Proprio quello che cercavo. Semplicissimo da usare. Si avvita si azione e si ferma da solo raggiunta la pressione impostata! Spedizione e imballo stra ok!