why do bicycle pumps have something like “don’t use to pump your car” even though some bike tyre require more than double the pressure than that of a car tyre?
In: Engineering
The main reason you shouldn’t use a bike pump for a car is because Pumping up a car tire will require you to cycle the pump a considerable amount more then with a bike tire causing An excessive amount of heat to be generated inside the pump which will damage the parts prematurely. The piston seal can melt, the Check valve can seize, and etc…
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