Xiaomi Mi Portable Air Compressor: Review & Test

[@MrBazReviews]

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[@Del-Canada]

This thing is awesome. Who would have thought one day you could hold a pump in your hands that was this small?? You could even make money from it; Charge like 20 bucks a fill and just keep your unit charged up. It's good for around 6 full auto tyre fills I think.

[@MrBazReviews]

It's useful the main issue is "speed" of inflation, it's not exactly fast OK for topping up tyres - would take a while to fully inflate flat ones. I quite like it though for it's small size and it's convenient.

[@scottrobinson1564]

Brought mine maybe 18 monthw ago, exactly the same as yours except my details on the back said MI and underneath was English, the bottom details was the same, mines been awsome just using it at the moment to check all my tires. Really useful to know I can change from bar to psi, thank you 🙏

[@MrBazReviews]

It's quite useful, albeit it's not that quick (for cars anyway). I use it all the time, still going strong so far. Mostly use it to top up the car tyres, for that it works well enough. For rapid inflation, I might get a Ryobi or something like that

[@Manachtron]

Dear Mr Baz: a fun hack i found for foreign language text translation is Google Lens, if you are using an android device. The camera looks at the manual and it gets machine translated instantly. Of course not as effective as a true English manual but might help get the gist.

[@MrBazReviews]

That's something I didn't think about, thanks for pointing it out I might try it if I need to translate a manual in future

[@samdeur]

just to make sure.. it does have a "presta valve" adapter ??

[@MrBazReviews]

Yes as shown that is included

[@bumblerbumble9843]

I've just received mine (December 2023) and it came with a type C charging port. The instruction manual was quite thick as it contained 12 languages. The pouch doesn't have Velcro anymore, but a fold over flap. Another strange thing is that when you cycle through the modes, motorcycle and car are in bars, the rest in PSI. The manual shows this, but I thought it was a typo. Whilst you can change them, it doesn't save your preferences for next time. The manual setting however does seems to remember your selection. The display has also been changed and now is a dot type, which incorporates a battery level icon.

[@MrBazReviews]

Yes as noted in the description they have updated it to type C, I think the inflation times are slightly better, but no real reason to re-make the video

[@bumblerbumble9843]

@@MrBazReviews No need at all. I also noticed the switch from PSI to BAR in the modes on your video. Strange that they would switch units. I'd like to hear their rationale. Nice unit otherwise.

[@augaureliusserious]

Thanks Baz. You thorough sonova....

[@MrBazReviews]

Glad to help. It's not bad depending on what you are inflating.

[@iam5085]

How accurate are the readings?

[@MrBazReviews]

Fairly close to a pressure gauge around +/-2 PSI

[@samdeur]

a touring / race bicycle needs at least 7bar that's 101.5 psi ..the specs say that it can handle 150psi i only found one guy on youtube that pumps his tire to 100psi .. using an adapter so i supose it can work ;-)

[@MrBazReviews]

I don't know of any tyre that is 150psi, not that I've seen. Some of the racing ones are over 90psi and some over 100. Road tyres are a bit less (as shown) and mountain bikes not so high pressure (wider thicker tyres)

[@willemh3319]

@@MrBazReviews wheelchairs with schwalbe tyres are high pressure tubes max 150 psi💪💪

[@MrBazReviews]

@@willemh3319 OK so bit higher than a bike, though they look small enough so I would add a bit more time, still will be fairly quick to inflate. For car tyres it's going to take longer due to their size

[@samdeur]

strange one person complained that it's not usable for high bar touring bicycle he/she said the air won't stay in above 5bar. even a screw in adapter did not work.. the one they provide you is just slide on so that won't work..guess this is to good to be true.. i guess strange that people reviewing it don't say that..Perhaps now one tested it one a racing bicycle ?

[@MrBazReviews]

No the presta adapter is screw on and there is a washer on it, so perhaps that was missing

[@ninli8869]

Very good review, but it's a pity that its manual is in Chinese

[@MrBazReviews]

I couldn't find an English one even for download, often the case with Xiaomi products

[@MrBazReviews]

I couldn't find an English one even for download, often the case with Xiaomi products

[@TeeJ424]

On page 15 is the English

[@gwilo74]

Hi looks like a fantastic tool. What attachment would i need to buy, for this device to pump up a beach inflatable?? At the moment I have an electric pump that plugs in to my portable battery, for use on the beach, or i have to pump up kids beach inflatables before. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[@MrBazReviews]

You want something like this amzn.to/3JERJMS There are many around, just converts it so you can use it for inflatables

[@KeevaOhara]

how long would it stay fully charged if i was to leave it without use

[@MrBazReviews]

I've not done any testing, but I left it for maybe 3 months not using it and didn't notice any obvious loss of power. There might have been some as all cells do, but it was not significant.

[@KeevaOhara]

@@MrBazReviews thank you

[@deavaprimus]

what's the device you used to calculate charging time ?

[@MrBazReviews]

You can get USB testers off Amazon, they all do similar things

[@ErinKrasniqi]

does it work for electric scooters?

[@MrBazReviews]

If they inflate yes, pretty much works on all tyres I've come across

[@ErinKrasniqi]

@@MrBazReviews thanks

[@italianozuzu1232]

I got it for 3 dollars at a auction store

[@MrBazReviews]

Unlikely to be a Xiaomi original

[@italianozuzu1232]

Not sure . It's has everything in Chinese .

[@jpaclustertv]

Manual was written in Mandarin why I cannot read it. This video really helps a lot understanding how the gadget works. Thank you so much.

[@MrBazReviews]

Not a problem, the user manual is of no use outside China! Thanks for the comment

[@waidatunbarahim6860]

can i ask if how to fix if it doesn't want to start even if i press the start button and already detached the hose?

[@MrBazReviews]

I can't remote troubleshoot for obvious reasons. Remove the hose and try re-attaching it again. There is a switch when you put it in place/remote it make sure it's working. Otherwise get in touch with the seller

[@fencore]

great video! one question thou, what happens if you set a lower pressure than the one on the tire? will it deflate them to thar value? that'll be great for going from pavement to offroad and then pavement again. Regards!

[@MrBazReviews]

If you set a low rate, it does nothing, if the pressure is above the rate set

[@janholly3001]

is it any good for cleaning PC? Like can I start it without connecting it to any vent? is there enough pressure to get rid of dust in pc case? thanks

[@MrBazReviews]

Not really it does of course blow a bit of air, not enough to do that. I use a rocket blower for keyboards/pc/fans etc that works really well something like this amzn.to/2VvFZrn

[@willemh3319]

how long does it take for a bike tire from 0 to 10 bar for a wheelchair♿♿

[@MrBazReviews]

I did tests in the video aka bike tyre, I don't have access to a wheelchair, I would expect it to inflate similar time to a bike tyre

[@willemh3319]

@@MrBazReviews yep