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[*] posted on 16-1-2010 at 02:07 AM
Bellows to give final inflation to your arc kite!


usually, i use my coleman quickpump to give my scorpion the final max preinflate to avoid launching troubles.

this night i got the idea to use a "Bellows"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellows





anyone tried this already ? is it working? i assume you can generate a high volume per minute with such a device ? where can one buy a high volume bellows ?

i think its much better than an akku quick pump, especially because akku pumps can fail you in very cold temperatures and generally if they get wet, sand etc.

and a bellows might be lighter, too.

what do you think?



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[*] posted on 16-1-2010 at 08:06 AM


that is a great idea... time to hit Google!!



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[*] posted on 16-1-2010 at 08:12 AM


ah ha... found a few, this one is the cheapest:http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10746193&sourceid=44444444440109047651#ProductDetail

$15 bucks, can't hurt.... i wonder what the air output per pump is...?



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PL- Aero v1 11m / Phantom 6/9/12/15/18
Ozone Chrono v2 9m
Liquid Force Elite 6.5m
Flysurfer - Peak 3 4m
PKD - Century 2.5m, Soulfly 3.5m
Ted's Profoil-1m/3.5m
Custom NABX Rev
GT Rapide V/VTT-XR+ Special
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