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The fuse is not a user serviceable part. This product works well as an air pump. However, the complexity of replacing the fuse means that this product is a disposable unit that will clog landfills needlessly.DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT. Had B&D designed the unit with a user replaceable fuse, replacement would be a minor annoyance. However, a tiny internal fuse is guaranteed to blow with regular use. I have had two pumps and both fuses blew within 7 months.
The Quickfill was definitely faster, but the Air Station was doing its job. We were using both this compressor and my Intex Quickfill pump. When I got out my little tire gauge, it was always pretty close to what I wanted.This little machine broke last weekend when I tried to use it to pump 100 balloons.
It was good while it lasted. It's a compact machine I kept in my car for emergencies, and I seemed to have a lot of those. I got this back in October.
The dial worked as advertised, though it was difficult to see exactly where 37 PPI would be. Then, it just stopped and it hasn't worked since. I could plug it into my lighter and the cord was long enough for me to reach to all the tires of my Honda Odyssey.
It has attachments to use at home to inflate my children's toys.
Other than that I would recommend it. I need to use an extension cord to make it work. Great machine for the money.very powerful. The only problem is that the cord is way too small.
A 12 - 18" cord is too short. I do wish it had a longer cord though. If this one (also factory reconditioned) lasts me another 18 years I'll be quite satisfied. I bought this one to replace an earlier B&D model; we bought that one 18 years ago (factory reconditioned) and it recently gave up the ghost. I love the auto shut off feature in this pump and the fact that it can run off a car battery too.
It seems inevitable that at some point this was going to fail. I returned this item when I saw that the part of the machine that attaches to the valve stem is made of plastic instead of metal.
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