Alkin or Cheaper compressor
- Thread starter Lucky Lefty
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I’m in St Louis too. There isn’t much here for airgun enthusiasts and the paintball shops have disappeared as well. I purchased a Hill compressor and so far it has been great. I’d like an Alkin someday.
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Which options did you go with and what was the cost including shipping if you dont mind sharing?
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Unless they've had a price increase, the manual fill W31 is $3500. Great compressor and it's all a single user will ever need. The auto purge and auto shutdown features are nice but with the speed of the fill there is no need for these features unless you run a commercial fill service. A top off of a 97cf tank does not require any interim purges and the pop off valve will suffice if you step away from your compressor and let it run past the point at which your tank is filled. I keep seeing $4,000 and up when the W31 is not that expensive. Also, I've been in this hobby for 20 years and even 20 years ago the Airtex compressor that was the predessor to the W31 cost $3,500 back then.
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Check the dive forums. There really only is one compressor for us, that will work. The Alkin. On our forum, people get on with the best compressor. Then it has issues. That is what this forum is all about, broken compressors. Do not see that with the Alkin. Yes, it is the price of two good Airguns. Worth every penny.
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Alkin announced just a few weeks ago that the manual version would not be available anymore — all 2023 and newer compressors will come with auto shut off — this bumped the starting price to $4100+
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Steve, they have indeed jumped in price. They are auto-stop regardless of whether you want it or not. Auto-purge is still optional.
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Wow, stiff increase since buying mine (manual version) less than a year ago.
Not sure why Alkin felt the need to eliminate the manual option. Imagine airgunners are a small portion of their overall sales, but they've carved out a nice niche here... price is the clear barrier to most, & canning the manual option just puts it further out of reach to those on the fence.
Poor timing too, coinciding with an overall price increase.
Not sure why Alkin felt the need to eliminate the manual option. Imagine airgunners are a small portion of their overall sales, but they've carved out a nice niche here... price is the clear barrier to most, & canning the manual option just puts it further out of reach to those on the fence.
Poor timing too, coinciding with an overall price increase.
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@str8shooter That’s one helluva sale!! It’s long running, inflation proof, and all. As a consumer, how can you lose? I think that sale has been running for about a year. AND you get to choose between gas or two different voltage setups?! Oh boy!!Coltri MCH6 ICON High Pressure Compressor
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Yep a year or longer I think, the gas version anyways was $2500. Not as robust as the Alkin, but priced accordingly.
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The Coltri MCH6 ICON Portable compressor is a standalone, four-stage high pressure (4500 psi / 310 bar) compressor made for filling scuba, SCBA or paintball cylinders/tanks on the go. Powered by a gas engine or an electric single- or three-phase motor, the MCH6 is ideal for filling cylinders at...
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I’m in the same boat as well between a high end compressor, or a cheaper compressor. I love to tinker on things, so I’m gonna give the tuxing 032 a try.
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