Puma 12V compressor

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I've had mine for about 5 years, maybe longer. It does a respectable job filling my tires. It takes me about 15 minutes to do everything: unpack it, hook it up (I use clamps on the battery), running the air line, undoing the valve caps, filling all 4 tires from 15 to 40 psi, and re-stowing everything. The top of that little sucker does get hot!

Good little compressor.

make sure you read the instructions about break-in. You're supposed to run it for awhile no-load before you load it up. Breaks in the rings.
 
Lacruiser; thanks for the heads-up. Tools has aired me up several times with his. Great little unit.
 
great unit - not little, at least not in a 40 :lol:

I try to find myself a mothercow :flipoff2:
 
Mr. Brown delivered my compressor today. Picked up 20+' of #10 landscape wire from the home depot. Kevin, Michael; what did you use to attach the short leads to the landscape cable? I'm going to Napa tomorrow to get battery clips for the other end. Any advice appreciated. Thanks, Jim
 
Jim S. said:
Mr. Brown delivered my compressor today. Picked up 20+' of #10 landscape wire from the home depot. Kevin, Michael; what did you use to attach the short leads to the landscape cable? I'm going to Napa tomorrow to get battery clips for the other end. Any advice appreciated. Thanks, Jim
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Removed the short wires and put crimp on terminals on the new wire to connect to the compressor.
 
I did the same as you're planning, I bought about 15 feet of wire, some battery clamps, and i went to a surplus house and bought a heavy-duty connector that I mounted onto the compressor. I unplug the wire and store it separately. Wiring it directly into the pigtail leads is a fine alternative. You may want to consider some kind of strain relief on the wire. Anchor it to the housing some way so that if you accidentally yank on the wire too hard, it won't pull the pigtails out of the switch.

If I was to do it over again, a more cost-effective way is to buy a cheap set of jumper cables and cut the clamps off one end.

I find the long wire is unnecessary. I always open the hood and place the compressor on the ground in front of the truck. I have a 30' air hose that I walk around the truck with, plenty of length. better to have a shorter wire than longer, less line loss and the compressor will run a tad stronger with less wire than more.

Dana
 
For a strain relief, I tied a knot in the wire inside the switch box. If you use the supplied wires, remove the switch cover and inspect the connections, one of mine had a connector that was much too large and not making good contact.

My original plan was to permanently mount it in the rig, but there have been a couple of times when other rigs have had issues on the trail that I couldn't drive to, so having it portable is an advantage. I don't see the advantage/need to remove it every time I want to use it. It has worked very well like it is, often airing up multiple rigs and a couple of on the trail air tool wrenching sessions.

Currently designing a quick release mount. Then the rig will be wired for it, with connector to remove from the rig and connect to the extension cord.
 
Jim S. said:
Mr. Brown delivered my compressor today. Picked up 20+' of #10 landscape wire from the home depot. Kevin, Michael; what did you use to attach the short leads to the landscape cable? I'm going to Napa tomorrow to get battery clips for the other end. Any advice appreciated. Thanks, Jim
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Sorry Jim, didn't see this. I used crimp-on flat-blade connectors, set up in a way that the cable can only go on one way.
The air line and the connectors are from Home Depot, one end is crimped (:eek:), and the other one is a compression fitting.

I haven't made up my mind for a hardmount, so it's straps for the forseeable future...
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Michael; Thanks for posting the pics. I also want some means to mount / dismount the compressor from the vehicle in a convenient manner. I'll keep you posted with what I devise. Cheers, Jim
 
Tools R Us said:
For a strain relief, I tied a knot in the wire inside the switch box. If you use the supplied wires, remove the switch cover and inspect the connections, one of mine had a connector that was much too large and not making good contact.

My original plan was to permanently mount it in the rig, but there have been a couple of times when other rigs have had issues on the trail that I couldn't drive to, so having it portable is an advantage. I don't see the advantage/need to remove it every time I want to use it. It has worked very well like it is, often airing up multiple rigs and a couple of on the trail air tool wrenching sessions.

Currently designing a quick release mount. Then the rig will be wired for it, with connector to remove from the rig and connect to the extension cord.
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Good tips Kevin.

Please post up your solution on the quick-mount.

I've got two Oasis compressors sitting in my garage. When I do my diesel conversion later this summer, I'm going to try and find some room under the hood to mount one.

Anyone ever see an oasis mounted under hood on an 80? If so, please post a link.

thanks

Dana
 
lacruiser said:
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Please post up your solution on the quick-mount.
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Will do, it's not on the short list of projects, so it probably wont be soon.

lacruiser said:
... I'm going to try and find some room under the hood to mount one.

Anyone ever see an oasis mounted under hood on an 80? If so, please post a link.

thanks

Dana
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Heat is the #1 enemy of compressors. With long runs, they tend to overheat, so if started hot it will overheat sooner. Air expands/contracts a lot with temp, so the cooler the compressor and intake air is, the more effective/efficient the compressor will be. Under the hood is the last place where I would mount a compressor, best to pick the coolest place possible with good airflow.
 
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