Odd one this, I got the warning pop up about low tyre pressure so I check and all four are down slightly. I get the tyre electric compressor out and plug it in the 12v socket in the front but it’s not working, try the 12v in the boot and that’s not working either. I try another compressor from a Vauxhall and that doesn’t work either, I try it in the Vauxhall and it still doesn’t work. It may be that both are broken (highly unlikely) but am I doing something wrong, I tried with the ignition on, engine on but it made no difference. Off to Tesco to try the one in the forecourt.

 

thanks 

IIRC both the front and rear 12V sockets are fed by the same fuse.

 

Do you have something else to test the sockets, e.g. a USB adapter?

I think it is a fuse that has gone, I will check at the weekend. Is there anything else on that shares that fuse? Turns out the Vauxhall has the same fuse gone as well.

Sounds like your compressor may be dodgy and blowing the fuses on both cars?

Or if it's a new compressor it may be using more current than you think.   When I was looking at compressors I saw one on the Argos website from Ring.  Argos staffer replied to a query on the page saying it used 10 amps, however I doubted this from the size and performance of the compressor.  I checked Ring's website and sure enough they listed it as requiring 15 amps.

Edited 11 February, 20197 yr by widdershins
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