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spork
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Post subject: Re: Homemade Electric Kite Pump Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:26 am |
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Joined: Sat Jun 26, 2004 7:41 pm Posts: 2470 Location: Mtn View, CA (S.F. Bay)
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That is a low-pressure/high-volume stage only. Certainly there are people that use such a pump to fill the kite and then pump it up to pressure by hand. I used one like that years ago. But I definitely prefer the two-stage pump.
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ronnie
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Post subject: Re: Homemade Electric Kite Pump Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:16 pm |
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When my low pressure stage failed on the Bravo, it was such a hassle and so expensive to replace that I connected in the Coleman to do the low pressure stage and have a toggle switch.
Its cumbersome and you do lose some air as you put the non-return valve into the kite after the Coleman has inflated it.
There is a market for a simple, cheap, reliable two stage pump.
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Post subject: Re: Homemade Electric Kite Pump Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:58 pm |
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I'm surprised you found it expensive to repair the Bravo. It's been a long time since I've done one, but I think I was paying less than $20 for a replacement low pressure stage.
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