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Upgraded/Replaced the 12v air compressor

Hey. A post on the CC facebook group inspired to finally do something about my tired (circa 2000) 12v air compressor, which would no longer reach sufficient pressure to air up the rear air bags.
A guy in FB did a bang-up nice job with a 120vac upgrade...
I went with a 12 cfm 12vdc 90amp tankless air compress I found on Amazon for $169.
I can now go from zero air bag pressure to all bags 100% full in about 4 minutes. No problem lifting the rear.
Minimal modifications, I added a 12vdc 10 amp relay onto the existing HWH relay trigger, and added a remote switch jack to the compressor (goes to the new relay), and connected the compressor with quick connects so I can actually still take out the compressor and use elsewhere, or air up my rig tires without running the engine.
Simple and a nice upgrade.
Wes Owens
2000 CC Allure 36' #30443
Full time, western US summer, Mexico 6 months over winter.

Re: Upgraded/Replaced the 12v air compressor

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I saw the 120vac upgrade. That'll fill things up quick. I'd put a 2 gallon storage tank in there so you don't have to power up the compressor everytime you need to put air into the bags.
You said you used a 12vdc 90AMP compressor? That's a lot of juice. Do you have a link to it?
I bought a Vevor compressor to do the same thing but it's way too loud for permanent installation. I'd sure like to see what you used since my compressor is 27 years old...