How many fuses to fill a tire???

H60FE · 08-06-2007, 07:11 AM

Went out into the garage yesterday morning, only to find the right rear tire very low. I proceed to break out the, handy-dandy, tire infaltion kit, and try to refill the tire. The pressure was right around 10 PSI. (I check it fairly regularly, so I figure I have a screw or something ion the tire). After the pump ran for about 30 seconds it shut off. A bit puzzled, I check the connections, and look for an inline fuse on the compressor cord. Nothing amiss there. I then take a look at the Lighter fuse to find it was blown.

I swapped the fuse with the other accessory 20 Amp fuse and proceed to fill the tire. 30 seconds later, no more power. I then go out and buy 10, 20 amp fuses and try to fill the tire. After blowing a total of 5 fuses, I finally had 30 PSI in the tire.

The question is; Should I take this in under warranty to see why it keeps blowing fuses? I'm sure the compressor draws quite a few amps, but if the compressor/flat kit is supposed to be our fail-safe, without a spare tire, shouldn't we be able to fill a flat tire from 0 -30 PSI, without having to carry around so many extra fuses?

Luckily this all happened at home, so it wasn't a big deal to jump in the other car and get the extra fuses, but if this happened on the road, I would have been stuck.

Any thoughts? I really think I should take it in, but I want to hear what everyone else is experiencing with their pump/fuses.

Rich

Mike in AZ · 08-06-2007, 07:17 AM

Sounds like a clear warranty issue to me. The only means of getting a flat fixed has to be as robust as they can make it. Definitely NOT one that leaves you stranded with a blown fuse as well.

Take it in..... You will find out what the Service Department is worth.

My 2 cents,

Mikey

dingbat · 08-06-2007, 07:22 AM

Fuses are made to protect equipment in case of an overload. They are doing their job. The air pump should be able to run on the 20 amp fuse. The problem could be that the pump is faulty and is drawing too much current. Other causes may be the connectors. If either the male or female connector is corroded in any way it could cause the fuse to pop. The wiring to the outlet could also have a problem and when the load is applied that causes the fuse to pop.

Try plugging the pump into another vehicle and see if it works there. If it blows that fuse you know the pump is bad. If not, then its something with wiring or connections on the SSR. Either way dealer should fix it.

SS My R · 08-06-2007, 07:23 AM

You should take it in. I've used my pump and it never blew a fuse or stopped. My tire was flat.

hdflstf · 08-06-2007, 08:58 AM

I've used my pump to fill 4 tires from 0 to 40 psi at an autocross event with no issues. I think you need to visit the dealer.

poppa · 08-06-2007, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H60FE

Went out into the garage yesterday morning, only to find the right rear tire very low. I proceed to break out the, handy-dandy, tire infaltion kit, and try to refill the tire. The pressure was right around 10 PSI. (I check it fairly regularly, so I figure I have a screw or something ion the tire). After the pump ran for about 30 seconds it shut off. A bit puzzled, I check the connections, and look for an inline fuse on the compressor cord. Nothing amiss there. I then take a look at the Lighter fuse to find it was blown.

I swapped the fuse with the other accessory 20 Amp fuse and proceed to fill the tire. 30 seconds later, no more power. I then go out and buy 10, 20 amp fuses and try to fill the tire. After blowing a total of 5 fuses, I finally had 30 PSI in the tire.

The question is; Should I take this in under warranty to see why it keeps blowing
fuses? I'm sure the compressor draws quite a few amps, but if the compressor/flat kit is supposed to be our fail-safe, without a spare tire, shouldn't we be able to fill a flat tire from 0 -30 PSI, without having to carry around so many extra fuses?

Luckily this all happened at home, so it wasn't a big deal to jump in the other car and get the extra fuses, but if this happened on the road, I would have been stuck.

Any thoughts? I really think I should take it in, but I want to hear what everyone else is experiencing with their pump/fuses.

Rich

Rich
You should be using one of the 3 accessory plugs in the truck 2 up front either side of the ash tray and 1 in the bed on the passenger side rear. The cigarette
Lighter is not fused heavily enough to run the compressor.
Dan

H60FE · 08-06-2007, 10:29 AM

Dan, you are absolutely correct. That is exactly what the dealer service department just finished telling me. I always forget about the one in the bed. I've made a mental note to use that one from now on.

Thanks

RAIDER KEITH · 08-06-2007, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppa

Rich
You should be using one of the 3 accessory plugs in the truck 2 up front either side of the ash tray and 1 in the bed on the passenger side rear. The cigarette
Lighter is not fused heavily enough to run the compressor.
Dan

Good thing to know. I've never had to use the tire kit, but I probably would have used the cig.outlet. Now I know not to.
Thank you. You sure get alot of good advice here.
Raider Keith

turnheadz · 08-06-2007, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppa

Rich
You should be using one of the 3 accessory plugs in the truck 2 up front either side of the ash tray and 1 in the bed on the passenger side rear. The cigarette
Lighter is not fused heavily enough to run the compressor.
Dan

Exactly what I was gonna say. It's been two years since I read my manual but I remember that point for sure. Thanks Poppa for the reminder.

RUN ROD RUN · 08-06-2007, 11:15 AM

We should all put a little sticky note inside the tire inflation kit to remind ourselves of which accessory plugs to use as we all know how

we can be when we don’t really want to deal with this in the first place.

Beach potato · 08-06-2007, 11:32 AM

Lesson learned...I put a sticky note inside the case to use the accessory plugs.

DOOPHUS · 08-06-2007, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppa

Rich
You should be using one of the 3 accessory plugs in the truck 2 up front either side of the ash tray and 1 in the bed on the passenger side rear. The cigarette
Lighter is not fused heavily enough to run the compressor.
Dan

Great information, Poppa

Hopefully, I'll never need it but . . . Thanks!

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Chick · 08-07-2007, 10:46 AM

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DetTweety · 08-07-2007, 05:46 PM

I had done the same thing a year ago. Used the cig liter and blew the fuse. Used the aux and works fine.

Rube · 08-11-2007, 08:58 PM

Unbelievable breadth of infomation can be gleaned from SSR Fanatics.com.

thanks, Rube

xoxoxoBruce · 08-12-2007, 07:57 AM

I haven't had occasion to need the emergency pump and have used my compressor or the gas station hose for adjustments.
Since the emergency pump has that GM version of fix-a-flat attached, I'm concerned about pumping a lot of the goo into the tire with repeated pump use.

Am I mistaken or possibly worrying unnecessarily?

poppa · 08-12-2007, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I haven't had occasion to need the emergency pump and have used my compressor or the gas station hose for adjustments.
Since the emergency pump has that GM version of fix-a-flat attached, I'm concerned about pumping a lot of the goo into the tire with repeated pump use.

Am I mistaken or possibly worrying unnecessarily?

The pump only pumps air. Slime goes in seperately if necessary

xoxoxoBruce · 08-12-2007, 05:20 PM

Thanks Poppa, I didn't realize it was selective.