When needing to use my compressor off site,remotely what is recommended battery size. Compressor is a CX-1 model and has a DC cable for battery hook up use,but I don’t see a size recommendation. Will a 300 cca lawn mower battery be sufficient?
Battery size?
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Maybe this can help give you q general idea
https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/tools/calculator-sizing-a-battery-to-a-load.html
Personly id use my car battery with the motor running to maintain charging wile running the unit ofg it. Or have jumper cables handy ..lol ( also jumper cables could be used to extend away a bit from the car as well
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You see guys on ac tripping 240 breakers so some compressor must pull a load .. also that small bike ,/ mower battery trying to maintain the running unit may quickly overheat from the power draw. Then theres the cs that uses 18v hand tool type battery and i guess does fine , but teading the user reviews maybe one slow fill per charge ?
Test it safely at home and see if that mower battery holds up under x amount fills without getting real hot and not needing put on the charger after each use .
https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/tools/calculator-sizing-a-battery-to-a-load.html
Personly id use my car battery with the motor running to maintain charging wile running the unit ofg it. Or have jumper cables handy ..lol ( also jumper cables could be used to extend away a bit from the car as well
)You see guys on ac tripping 240 breakers so some compressor must pull a load .. also that small bike ,/ mower battery trying to maintain the running unit may quickly overheat from the power draw. Then theres the cs that uses 18v hand tool type battery and i guess does fine , but teading the user reviews maybe one slow fill per charge ?
Test it safely at home and see if that mower battery holds up under x amount fills without getting real hot and not needing put on the charger after each use .
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I‘m curious about that too. I know on sealed lead acid batteries (SLA’s) it’s not a good idea to run them down to dead. The fishing industry learned that with trolling motors many years ago and the “deep cycle” battery was invented.
If I had a dual voltage compressor I would do my testing at home with my car where if I killed the battery I could recharge the battery and not have to call AAA for a jump (if no one was around to give me a jump). But could also leave the car running while using compressor but then do I dare turn off the car and it won’t start when time to leave.
In the old days we had analog gauges on many cars and you could see in real time if the alternator was charging or discharging and how severely it was doing charging or discharging. That would be helpful to know.
Do you have a piece of lawn equipment that has a “tractor battery” in it to try it?
If I had a dual voltage compressor I would do my testing at home with my car where if I killed the battery I could recharge the battery and not have to call AAA for a jump (if no one was around to give me a jump). But could also leave the car running while using compressor but then do I dare turn off the car and it won’t start when time to leave.
In the old days we had analog gauges on many cars and you could see in real time if the alternator was charging or discharging and how severely it was doing charging or discharging. That would be helpful to know.
Do you have a piece of lawn equipment that has a “tractor battery” in it to try it?
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It's recommended that your car should be running while using these comperessors off a car battery so I would assume it would kill a tractor battery quite fast.
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I wonder if a deep cycle marine battery would give sny edge over " normal" car type.,?
And ya , if i eas away from home or remote place id be darn sire to srart and run the car then charge , some alternators got to be at a min rpm / more then just at idle to charge as well .. even of i was useing a remote car battery hooked to jumper cable . Nothing like a dead battery and no one around to help or jump you going ..lol ( been there several times)
And ya , if i eas away from home or remote place id be darn sire to srart and run the car then charge , some alternators got to be at a min rpm / more then just at idle to charge as well .. even of i was useing a remote car battery hooked to jumper cable . Nothing like a dead battery and no one around to help or jump you going ..lol ( been there several times)
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Hateful, I bought a pocket size emergency battery jumper off Amazon a couple years ago. About $36 & saved me a Lotta grief a few times. REALLY handy to have. Holds charge a LONG time.I wonder if a deep cycle marine battery would give sny edge over " normal" car type.,?
And ya , if i eas away from home or remote place id be darn sire to srart and run the car then charge , some alternators got to be at a min rpm / more then just at idle to charge as well .. even of i was useing a remote car battery hooked to jumper cable . Nothing like a dead battery and no one around to help or jump you going ..lol ( been there several times)
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Well ya know i only think of them things after the fact .. then "if" i had one it would be somewhere other then in the truck when needed anyway..
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Do it NOW! So I don't have to "I told you so" down the lineWell ya know i only think of them things after the fact .. then "if" i had one it would be somewhere other then in the truck when needed anyway..
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prove this to yourself . at home start your car , hook up compressor . start to fill your gun , listen to your engine slow down , step on the gas till engine is smooth again , see how long it takes to fill with air . and how high you need to keep your engine , then race your engine that long again / no compressor to get your battery up full again .
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Yep, I think they are actually just capacitors storing enough for a jump or two. As I recall, they are very light weight compared to just about any type of battery.
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The small compressors draw 350 W. At 12 volts that is about 30 amps. Continuous. Not much for a car alternator but a lot for a battery. I'd be worried about running one off a lead acid battery because I think it would hurt the battery by depleting it too much. But I have lots of Milwaukee 18V batteries which should give me a few refills per battery before they need a charge. I would probably get the version that runs off a car or 110V and add my own adapter to use a power tool battery. Target Forge has a youtube about doing it. He used those yellow off brand batteries but they should work too.
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I think you still need to hold to the run x amount of time and allow things to cool down time . Then i dont think car battery use would be a problem . Just run the car or use a battery charger to maintain the battery health
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GX makes a battery operated version of the CS2. It comes with a 18 volt 7.8 amp hour battery. Guessing the motors are in the same size range, a small motorcycle/lawn tractor battery of about 10-15 amp hours should do it. CCI is a rating of how much current a battery can put out over a short time. Dig a bit deeper and find out the basic amp hour rating for that battery.
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Make your own battery system! I have a post on GTA that you can look for, not going to directly link. Pair of 18v to 24v tool batteries at 8ah or larger. Battery to Power Wheels adapters, and 24 to 12 or 24 to 13.8 volt DC to DC converter in the 40 amp size. Get some 60 amp connectors to make life easier.
With a pair of 9ah Ryobi batteries I can get 4 fills into 500cc bottles from 2000psi to 4500psi on my Benjamin Traveller 2 compressor. Best battery deal if you do not have a tool system: Harbor Freight 18-20volt 12ah packs, I think under the Bauer brand but it might be the other brand. Den of Tools tore one down and they are name brand cells inside.
I'm ordering another set of parts to put a system on my CS4 compressor.
On the CS2 with battery, they run a smaller DC to DC converter for the control board, and run the motor directly off the 18v battery. There was a tear down either here or GTA.
With a pair of 9ah Ryobi batteries I can get 4 fills into 500cc bottles from 2000psi to 4500psi on my Benjamin Traveller 2 compressor. Best battery deal if you do not have a tool system: Harbor Freight 18-20volt 12ah packs, I think under the Bauer brand but it might be the other brand. Den of Tools tore one down and they are name brand cells inside.
I'm ordering another set of parts to put a system on my CS4 compressor.
On the CS2 with battery, they run a smaller DC to DC converter for the control board, and run the motor directly off the 18v battery. There was a tear down either here or GTA.
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