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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: aaronjb on 11 November 2010, 20:58:09
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Note to self: When pumping a tyre up from almost flat with the electric compressor.. do it with the engine running.
Very nearly stranded myself in the carpark at work (which gets locked at 9.30pm!) :-[
(Now I get to wait and see if the tyre is flat again in the morning, and whether it'll start again after the 15 mile drive home!)
Whoops. I be a dullard. Just thought I'd amuse you all ;)
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aside from flattening your battery, the pump runs faster with the engine running due to the higher voltage from the alternator.
silly boy ;D ;D
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i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. >:(
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
kinda like the washing machine when theres too many boiler suits in it? ;D ;D ;D
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
kinda like the washing machine when theres too many boiler suits in it? ;D ;D ;D
;D Yeah that's about right!
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i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. >:(
Exact same thing happened to me 4 or 5 years ago at my local Asda. T'was late, maybe 1 or 2am and staff were short on the ground. Long story short, the Store Manager was pumping up my tyre with a foot-pump he 'borrowed' from the store shelf in the pissing down rain.
And I got my 20p back ;D
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Note to self: When pumping a tyre up from almost flat with the electric compressor.. do it with the engine running.
Very nearly stranded myself in the carpark at work (which gets locked at 9.30pm!) :-[
(Now I get to wait and see if the tyre is flat again in the morning, and whether it'll start again after the 15 mile drive home!)
Whoops. I be a dullard. Just thought I'd amuse you all ;)
Object lesson ;D ;D there is a method in my madness
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding ;D ;D
But once again how did it go :D :D :D
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding ;D ;D
But once again how did it go :D :D :D
Without doubt Dave but a 'dugga dugga dugga dugga' beats a 'whuuur whuuur whuuur whuuur' every time , in my estimation. :y
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i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. >:(
That happened to me at the local Tescos about 5 years ago, before I got my own compressor, let about 10psi out of the tyre, same thing, kiosk said, yes it's broken, don't know how to switch it off >:(
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Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain ;D
In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*
Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm' ;D
If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding ;D ;D
But once again how did it go :D :D :D
Without doubt Dave but a 'dugga dugga dugga dugga' beats a 'whuuur whuuur whuuur whuuur' every time , in my estimation. :y
;D See, I thought that would amuse you all.. ;D
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P-M-S-L...........lots.
dugga-dugga-dugga, whrrrr,whrrr,whrrr...........priceless. :D