ARB twin compressor not cutting it? (3 Viewers)

[Land Shark]

Bumping this...has anyone had their dual compressor have one of the motors intermittently drop in and out?

I'm using all of the supplied materials and the Slee second battery kit so the battery and compressor are right next to each other.

I had one of the motors go out when a stud sheared off on the arm that rotates the motor. Called ARB and they sent me to new motors to change the original out. I am assuming they had issue with the original batch (first gen?) and this was how they rectified the issue. I no longer have that particular compressor but a buddy does and still running strong. I have since bought and used two others and no issues at all.

 

[thecapedcapper]

In the spirit of this thread curious of any ARB Dual compressor alternatives - I know they're popular but finding the price tag a bit hard to swallow. Looking for something to mount underhood the same way

 

[ducktapeguy]

The Napa air compressors put out almost twice as much as an ARB dual and cost about 1/4 the price. The quality control is variable, but with some modding it works pretty good.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_MTWM10215C

The Moreflate TenSix is almost the same, but with some improvements

MORRFlate TenSix™ Portable 12v Off Road Air Compressor - Gen2 • MORRFlate - https://morrflate.com/shop/air-sources/portable-compressors/morrflate-tensix-12v-compressor/

With either of these you need to run quad inflators to really take advantage of the airflow.

 

[Ditcherman]

The Napa air compressors put out almost twice as much as an ARB dual and cost about 1/4 the price. The quality control is variable, but with some modding it works pretty good.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_MTWM10215C

The Moreflate TenSix is almost the same, but with some improvements

MORRFlate TenSix™ Portable 12v Off Road Air Compressor - Gen2 • MORRFlate - https://morrflate.com/shop/air-sources/portable-compressors/morrflate-tensix-12v-compressor/

With either of these you need to run quad inflators to really take advantage of the airflow.

I couldn’t find any info on duty cycle on the Napa unit, granted if it’s fast enough it doesn’t matter. But that’s what set the price point for some Viair’s years ago when I looked into them.
Those compressors look like a great bang for the buck, but might be hard to mount under hood or if room is tight.

 

[BMThiker]

Quite a bit pricier than the above options but cheaper than the ARB, I have had an ExtremeAire compressor under the hood since 2007. I've only had to change the foam prefilter on it a couple times.
100% duty cycle
4CFM at 0psi
1.5CFM at 100psi

ExtremeAire High Output 12 Volt Compressor | Extreme Outback

www.extremeoutback.com

I've since rewired it to tidy it up with wx resistant plugs. I have a 125psi cutoff switch mounted in the manifold. The brass colored extension is the one-way flow control. Solenoid and 100A breaker mounted on firewall.

I mounted a 2.5gal hotdog tank behind the rear axle.

 

[ntsqd]

FWIW that looks to be the same compressor as the slightly lower priced Puma PD1006 that is also rated at 3/4HP. With a notable upgrade to the compressor's side plate. The Puma part is a simple sheet steel stamping where the ExtremeAir's looks to be aluminum plate of some thickness. Only reason for this to matter is because of the pipe thread mounting of the intake filter. The additional thread depth there is very welcome, but for the price difference I can make the plate or weld a bung onto the sheet metal plate.