Black & Decker ASI300 Air Station Inflator

This pump has several advantages that make it easier to use. It's faster, it can be set to a pressure level and it turns off when that level is reached, also it runs off 110 volt a/c or car battery power.

I needed an air compressor to fill up the tires on my motorcycle and on my car. Ask yourself what you need it for.

I can tell you that for my needs I could do just as well with a $15 12v air compressor (the ones that plug into the cigarette lighter of your car). I purchased one of those after returning this Black and Decker item. And I can take a tire from 15 psi to 35 psi in under 5 minutes with the $15 12v air compressor.

So for this item which costs over 50 dollars for me it was major overkill. That being said the one that Amazon sent me was also defective and refused to power on after I finished one tire.

But regardless of that I can tell you that for most home consumers this thing is overkill and it really is loud as hell. I mean obnoxiously loud. I mean loud enough to anger your neighbors loud. Its TOO LOUD!

Head and shoulders above the first generation air pumps. Lightweight and not noisey at all. Dual voltage input power switchability is a real asset. Pumps pretty quickly it seems. Guage not very accurate. I interpolated a setting of 28 psi and it came out 24.5 by the digital air gauge. So never trust the built-in gauge - always double check with a good digital pressure gauge. Auto shut-off is a real boon.

Does a good job. It's a bit noisy, has a short power cord, and imprecise dial to set the pressure you want, but it's easy to use, and always at hand.

My wife was so excited about not having to rely on gas stations, and remembering to do it before you get the tires hot, that she filled up the tires on her car herself.

Excellent product and does exactly what it supposed to do. Inflates all sorts of tires relatively quickly and the pressure gauge seems to be accurate. Easy to store since it's a compact unit. Received in a timely manner.