Finally managed to track down one of the AirForce ePumps.. its incredible slow and overpriced - I know already.
Im posting this as there seems to be very little information on this pump product. I honestly suspect it was discontinued, and there are probably a couple testers, and a few early order units out there. I talked to several resellers saying they had oders in for multiples but never got the full order. most likely because people rightly advised AirForce that the pump made in the US cost way too much and underperformed for 99% of applications.. personally I think AirForce probably did the right thing pulling the pump.
EDIT: I was wrong, the pump IS on the page, but like everywhere "out of stock" https://www.airforceairguns.com/AirForce-Airguns-Hand-Pump-p/u1099.htm
That said the ePump have a couple advantages I was looking for, first of all its a single switch operation, no need for cooling or anything.
More important, it draw only 3.2 amp on 12v DC.... meaning it can operate from a cigarette lighter plug in my BMW i3, I really wanted one like the travelers or better the Nomad II,or similar, but those draw 30amp.. and my EV don't have a traditional battery to hook cables to.. so that turned out to be a no-go. my max draw is 20amp via the cabin outlet. (well thats a 20amp fuse so less than that continual)
The ePump essentially a glorified multi-stage hand-pump going at maybe half or a third of the speed you and I can pump at. but the upside is that it stays cool, and can go all day (more or less) the manual simply states, lager bottles may take 3-5 hours to fill.
Its supposedly made in Ft. Lauderdale, and frankly look like a prototype, very cool, but a bit crude, on the upside they kinda included everything, 110-220v AC or 12v DC operation, its build like a tank, and operate slowly enough that the pump is not heating up much.
Takes about 20+ minutes to fill my impact from 150-250.. not ideal, so will probably use a fill-tank and let the pump fill the tank while playing..
BUT its the only EV compatible pump I have been able to find, and since I drive the EV far more than my gas car, this seemed like the better solution.
There is a huge bucket of desiccant pellets, mine is starting to turn pinkish, so time to pull them out and let them bake for 30 minutes or so at 200degrees, then they are ready for another couple weeks.
I will pull the cover and post some shots of the setup, I really kinda like it for being just a cool build, but as I said, this feels "prototype" all the way.
**** This pump was mentioned a lot after the launch last year, but kinda fell off the radar, and it seems to be backordered everywhere and also is off AirForce's website.. so im suspecting reaction was so underwhelming that it was never really put into serial production. and probably a bit of a flop product, but still the only thing I can find that I can operate off my EV ha ha.
I have it here and intend to be using it for a while, so ask away or PM me if I forget to check on the thread.
PS.. Dear AirForce, when you make a rev2 of the ePump.. consider wheels on the end and a pull handle on the other, maybe even a pull-out handle like a carry-on kinda.. and bend metal bars over the switches to avoid knocking stuff off, anything 40 pounds will damage a switch if it rubs up against anything.
Im posting this as there seems to be very little information on this pump product. I honestly suspect it was discontinued, and there are probably a couple testers, and a few early order units out there. I talked to several resellers saying they had oders in for multiples but never got the full order. most likely because people rightly advised AirForce that the pump made in the US cost way too much and underperformed for 99% of applications.. personally I think AirForce probably did the right thing pulling the pump.
EDIT: I was wrong, the pump IS on the page, but like everywhere "out of stock" https://www.airforceairguns.com/AirForce-Airguns-Hand-Pump-p/u1099.htm
That said the ePump have a couple advantages I was looking for, first of all its a single switch operation, no need for cooling or anything.
More important, it draw only 3.2 amp on 12v DC.... meaning it can operate from a cigarette lighter plug in my BMW i3, I really wanted one like the travelers or better the Nomad II,or similar, but those draw 30amp.. and my EV don't have a traditional battery to hook cables to.. so that turned out to be a no-go. my max draw is 20amp via the cabin outlet. (well thats a 20amp fuse so less than that continual)
The ePump essentially a glorified multi-stage hand-pump going at maybe half or a third of the speed you and I can pump at. but the upside is that it stays cool, and can go all day (more or less) the manual simply states, lager bottles may take 3-5 hours to fill.
Its supposedly made in Ft. Lauderdale, and frankly look like a prototype, very cool, but a bit crude, on the upside they kinda included everything, 110-220v AC or 12v DC operation, its build like a tank, and operate slowly enough that the pump is not heating up much.
Takes about 20+ minutes to fill my impact from 150-250.. not ideal, so will probably use a fill-tank and let the pump fill the tank while playing..
BUT its the only EV compatible pump I have been able to find, and since I drive the EV far more than my gas car, this seemed like the better solution.
There is a huge bucket of desiccant pellets, mine is starting to turn pinkish, so time to pull them out and let them bake for 30 minutes or so at 200degrees, then they are ready for another couple weeks.
I will pull the cover and post some shots of the setup, I really kinda like it for being just a cool build, but as I said, this feels "prototype" all the way.
**** This pump was mentioned a lot after the launch last year, but kinda fell off the radar, and it seems to be backordered everywhere and also is off AirForce's website.. so im suspecting reaction was so underwhelming that it was never really put into serial production. and probably a bit of a flop product, but still the only thing I can find that I can operate off my EV ha ha.
I have it here and intend to be using it for a while, so ask away or PM me if I forget to check on the thread.
PS.. Dear AirForce, when you make a rev2 of the ePump.. consider wheels on the end and a pull handle on the other, maybe even a pull-out handle like a carry-on kinda.. and bend metal bars over the switches to avoid knocking stuff off, anything 40 pounds will damage a switch if it rubs up against anything.