Customer Reviews

Interdynamics TX-500 TyphoonMax 12-Volt High Speed Air Compressor

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TyphoonMax x500 12V Compressor
This is the real deal. Any other portable (12 volt) air compressor I've ever used over the years, and I always carry one in every car, is a toy by comparison. Fast, quiet, convenient to use and then pack, emergency light built in, excellent large tire gauge, easy to use screw-on tire chuck. This is an industrial strength item. Now I'm going to have to replace the four other 'toy' compressors I've gotten for my family's cars.

Air Compressor was defective out of the box. Could NOT extract 12 volt power cord from its retractable housing. After speaking to Amazon representative, I used as much force as I thought prudent to extract the cord and the insulation started shredding off the power cord. Also, the tire pressure guage is independent of the unit. It is simply a manual tire pressure guage that you twist out of its compartment and then press on your tire's valve stem just like any other manual tire guage. This compressor is a major disappointment.

This item caught fire and became completely useless the first time I needed it. Steer clear of this over priced piece of garbage.

My wife brought one of these when we replaced our van a year and a half ago. Our previous van had a built-in compressor but the replacement didn't. She wanted a portable compressor to use in the replacement van. Twice now the cord has gotten jammed in the reel. I disassembled the compressor the first time only to find that you can't removed the reel to clear the jam. By firmly pulling on the cord, I got it to unwind both times, but the insulation was damaged the first time and I had to patch it. You need to pull the cord out completely and to smoothly rewind it in the right direction to prevent the cord from winding over it self. The compressor has not been idiot tested. Don't buy it!!!!!!! Oh, Darcey is correct. The lower the SCFM, the longer it will take to fill a tire.

This unit is GREAT works exactly as advertised. Keir Darcey reviewed it as a 1 without even purchasing the unit very deceitful dont pay any attention to his review!!! If you want a great product to fill tires on the road buy this one..

ITEM IS JUST AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE/WORKS ON HIGH PRESSURE TRUCK TIRES AND THE LIGHT COMES IN HANDY.