soonenough
Explorer
I posted this in a discussion of the MV-50 in the Toyota forum yesterday:gearbox said:
The MV-50 will shut off when it reaches its max temperature, as I found out this past summer. After airing up my four 265/70/16 Rugged Trails and four 35" BFG MTs all from 18 psi back to 32+ psi (which only took 25 - 30 minutes), the little MV-50 just couldn't eek out anymore. At an ambient temp of around 95*, it took probably an hour for it to air up 2 more 33" BFG ATs after repeatedly shutting off from overheating. The metal parts (as well as the wiring) were all very very hot to the touch. Upgrading the wiring is on my to-do list. I also think it'd be pretty cool to build a little ventilated box to keep it out of the sun and as cool as possible.