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Review by Funkster
Got it a week ago and have been testing it expecting I'll want to be familiar with it if I actually HAVE to use it which is what I bought it for- replace 20yr old mini pump for on-road repairs. I've heard people replacing floor pumps with this. No way. It's LOUD!!!!!!!! Louder than the pump you use to blow up your typical air mattress!!! The detachable brass chuck gets VERY warm. But the reason I'm not giving this a ringing endorsement is the amount of trouble I've had getting it to consistently inflate. I've tried on tubes and tubeless. It's very finicky. Will be inflating at about 1psi/sec and then suddenly *stall*. It's still running but something with the chuck seated on the valve isn't perfect. Like you have to hold it perfectly in position. You adjust it and it gets going again but it can be rather frustrating- especially if while trying to get the chuck reseated you've actually LOST 2-3 PSI! I think with practice it will get better. Make sure the first time you use it is not when you really need it! Auto shut-off at preset pressure is great! Same issue with valve sealing makes using it as a pressure gauge kind of hard. Again, might get better with practice. I have only gone as high as 70psi so far. Took 2 minutes because of finicky valve sealing.