Whether cleaning the car with a tornado gun, working with nail guns, sandblasting, painting or simply inflating tires – a compressor can be used in many ways. In the latter case in particular, a battery-operated, electric air pump could also be suitable.
Since a compressor can take on such different tasks, there are a corresponding number of types in many price ranges. Before you decide on a compressor, you should therefore consider what you need the device for or might need it in the future.
Among other things, the compressed air tank is important here, because while you do not need a tank at all for occasional inflation, for example, a compressed air tank with 20 to 25 liters is recommended for painting or simple screwing. For demanding compressed air tools, such as impact drills, you should choose a compressor with 50 liters or more. However, these models are very expensive and therefore usually not an alternative to electrically operated tools for hobby users.
Possible areas of application for a compressor
- inflation
- blow out
- Drill
- paint
- chiseling
- Clean
- sandblasting
- grind
- screws
- staple
In the following table we show you four recommended compressors in comparison, which are suitable for different purposes.
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Comparison instead of test: What’s the difference?
For this comparison, a CHIP specialist editor examined test reports from other publications as well as the most popular offers (“best sellers”) and customer opinions from online retailers. Based on this we made the product selection. When selecting the top devices, we focus on models with more than four stars and a reasonably high number of reviews. We have read a selection of customer reviews and selected devices that, based on our professional assessment, meet the needs of the users. The products have not been tested in the CHIP test center.
All products that the CHIP test center had in the laboratory can be found in this list of the best. Products that have also been tested by our cooperation partners can be found in our test & purchase advice and in our consumer portal.