Mine is still going strong, I filled my r5m long and Uragan compact last weekend. Unfortunately I haven’t had a lot of time to shoot.
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Gx-e-5k2 compressor
- Thread starter Cranky1
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I wonder if it is related to the Omega brand compressors. The twist dial for the vegetable grade lubricant is one similarity, plus the case, water cooling, auto shutoff gauge seem like a copy. If it is from the same company, at least they have quite a bit of experience in this field. I had an Omega that I put 260 hours on it. My only complaint was that it was slow.
Keep us advised of your experience with it.
Keep us advised of your experience with it.
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I recently purchased this compreasor and wanted to ask you which type of coolant you are running? The compressor was delivered to me upside down and a good deal of the coolant leaked out of the unit. Thanks!
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Posters keep saying it is a good looking compressor. How can you tell. Washout the cover removed, I have NO Idea if it is a nice unit or not. I try to never judge a book by it's cover.
Nice on the outside does not necessarily mean nice on the inside. And it is what's on the inside that counts.
Can we see a pic of the actual compressor, not just the case? It would be appreciated!
Knife
Nice on the outside does not necessarily mean nice on the inside. And it is what's on the inside that counts.
Can we see a pic of the actual compressor, not just the case? It would be appreciated!
Knife
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Cranky, how's the GX E-5K2 holding up? Any issues? I'm thinking of flipping the switch on a midrange unit and this one may work. I'll be filling a 410ci tank.
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I had seen this unit last year and then it went out of stock, Kinda seems like an Omega type but higher priced. For my money I think I would wait a couple of extra months and add another $600.00 to the kitty and buy a Coltri mch6. I hope this works out for you and will be interested to see how this unit holds up, especially if you put some serious hours on it. The Coltri's have good resale value and too early to tell on a unit like this. Humdinger has had some good posts on compressors and I am trying to follow his advice. Please post updates when you can. I am in the market for a compressor!
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Sorry guys for not responding earlier, mine is still trucking along fine. I think one of my cooling fans is going out(ticking) but other then that I’m happy I got it. I filled my dads 6.8l bottle(I think it is 6.8l) from about 200 bar to 290 in about 12-15min. I added another in-line filter to slow my fills some when directly filling my guns so I get less heat and less pressure drop.
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I still have it, I have just recently started having an issue with it tripping the over current switch. I did a little cleaning and greasing, and hopefully all will be good
I have close to 20hrs, I mainly fill my guns directly which happens quick (2-3min). It did not fix my issue, I pulled it all apart, cleaned it out and replaced 2 orings. After some further testing I am 99%sure the overcurrent switch is bad. It feels a lot weaker then it use to. I ordered 2 of them and will replace it. I think all will be good once the switch is replaced, when tested it is pulling less then the switch is rated for.
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Copy, please report back once you get that switch replaced. I've been kicking this model and some others around. I have a GX4, but would like something bigger for my tanks.
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Well I finally got the switch in, I think it came by rowboat then mule. I installed it and ran it to 310 bar multiple times, I also made it pump for about 10min straight around 250-275 bar. It seems to be running right, I’ll get it moved back to the house and try to run it some more. The overcurrent switch felt really weak and when tested shouldn’t have been enough to trip it.
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Pretty darn impressed the CS4, 40 hours with nothing but topping off bottles says a lot. Getting the 5K2 and using the CS4 as a backup / travel seems to be logical.
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