I picked up one of these Portair fill adapters from another member here on AGN. I should have tried the adapter right away cuz this thing is useless 
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When I first got it, I noticed both the male foster and the female quick disconnect ( temporarily removed ) fittings were loose. I immediately replaced the short female QD with one of the longer versions. Anyway, today I went to use it for the first time and it leaks terribly at the valve. This is what the adapter looks like:
I disassembled the valve and it seems like this guy has to be the culprit:
So basically, when the lever is pressed, a ball bearing pushes down on the end of the valve stem where the o-ring is. When pressed, the base of the stem moves out of its pocket which allows a path for air to flow. However, I guess the small o-ring is just not nearly adequate to hold back 4500psi. I'm sure air is prolly getting both under it and around it.
Has anyone tinkered with these to get them functional? I've considered stacking more o-rings but prolly don't have any that small anyway.... IDK any thoughts out there?
.When I first got it, I noticed both the male foster and the female quick disconnect ( temporarily removed ) fittings were loose. I immediately replaced the short female QD with one of the longer versions. Anyway, today I went to use it for the first time and it leaks terribly at the valve. This is what the adapter looks like:
I disassembled the valve and it seems like this guy has to be the culprit:
So basically, when the lever is pressed, a ball bearing pushes down on the end of the valve stem where the o-ring is. When pressed, the base of the stem moves out of its pocket which allows a path for air to flow. However, I guess the small o-ring is just not nearly adequate to hold back 4500psi. I'm sure air is prolly getting both under it and around it.
Has anyone tinkered with these to get them functional? I've considered stacking more o-rings but prolly don't have any that small anyway.... IDK any thoughts out there?
