Air pumps

[Sibfun]

Advice on air pumps please,
Will it be possible to run a a bravo or rule pump of a 12 volt portable battery pack,as I sometimes will not be near my van to use the battery.

[willk]

Originally Posted by Sibfun

Advice on air pumps please,
Will it be possible to run a a bravo or rule pump of a 12 volt portable battery pack,as I sometimes will not be near my van to use the battery.

The Bravo will pull around 15amps, the Rule about 20. I don't know what battery is in the battery pack. I use a standalone battery - a 7A Amp/Hour battery will happily cover an outing or two for my 2.7m SIB. I use a larger 16AH golf caddy type battery for peace of mind as it avoids running the battery flat. Once you know what is in the battery pack you'll have a better idea.

[Orwell boy]

Hi ,i hav,nt got a sib and know little about air pumps with the exception that they seem to be in the plus hundred pound catorgory ......... I was in my local fishing tackle shop this week and was talking about electric outboards and was handed a Fox 2018 catalogue to be shown a range of small electric outboards ,there at the bottom of the page was a rechargeable air pump for pumping up their boats £39.99 part number CIB003 ,just wondered if this may be any good for the job ? ,sorry don,t know how to do links so its google Fox fishing tackle 2018 catalogue page 111 i feel

[Jamie_B]

Originally Posted by willk

The Bravo will pull around 15amps, the Rule about 20. I don't know what battery is in the battery pack. I use a standalone battery - a 7A Amp/Hour battery will happily cover an outing or two for my 2.7m SIB. I use a larger 16AH golf caddy type battery for peace of mind as it avoids running the battery flat. Once you know what is in the battery pack you'll have a better idea.

Which pump do you use?

[willk]

Originally Posted by Jamie_B

Which pump do you use?

The Bravo Manometer and the Rule LVM:

Bravo BTP12 Manometer 12v Electric Pump Max 13.8psi
and
https://www.seaware.co.uk/rule-lvm-h...ator-pump.html

I'm glad you asked as I had misquoted the Amp ratings - they are 20 and 25 respectively. I've had two Bravos and they have both given trouble, cooked pistons and pressure switch issues. The Rule is great for large quantities of low pressure air fast - SIBs will need topping off by handpump.

[Fenlander]

I run a Bravo from a 12AH battery to fill and bring to pressure a 3.8 SIB with enough left to do a second slightly smaller one. As Willk mentions the Bravos often only last a few years... 6-7yrs in my case and then it lost the ability to go to HP but for me it's been worth the £20/yr.

The battery is just a value one from Ebay.

[Sibfun]

Thanks to everyone who replied