The plug should be the glycerin fill port. It should not see pressure from the compressor or tank.
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Finishing up my Yong Heng set-up and have some questions
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Well, I finally ordered some glycerin for the gauge. Just to be safe, I left it filled over night with a towel under it. There were no leaks in the morning, so I connected the fill station to the S510 and slowly increased the pressure. As soon as the fill whip stiffened up, I noticed bubbles forming in the glycerin. Thinking nothing of it, I completed the fill, degassed the line and began disconnecting everything. While doing so, I looked at the gauge again and noticed even more bubbles. Suddenly, the plug popped, covering me and the floor in glycerin. I have no idea what's wrong with this thing, so I give up.
Hopefully, the Stikman I have on order is less inclined to give me and the floor a glycerin bukakke.
Hopefully, the Stikman I have on order is less inclined to give me and the floor a glycerin bukakke.
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Oatmeal, you are following the path I went down although I returned my cheap fill set quickly so I got my money back from Amazon. I doubt you will have problems with your Stickman. I have had no issues with mine from Joe B. I trust the gauge on it more than the gauges on my guns. The gauge on my YH is crazy inaccurate but I don't worry about it, my fill set tells me where I am at. An accurate gauge is important but one is enough in my opinion.
You are past this point but it looks like you made up a male to male foster out of two pieces. I just bought a male to male foster. No joint to leak.
My YH setup has the stock short hose and filter going into the extra color changing dessicant filter then to a high pressure hose with a female foster on it. I connect that fitting to the female foster on my tank fill set with a male to male. My one way valve is on the output of the extra filter before that hose. If your setup is like this, if you use a dead head to check your pump at some point DO NOT put it on the hose coming from the extra filter. If you do, you have no way to vent the air in the hose. Much better to take the two filters apart and put the dead head in the stock YH filter output. I did it wrong once and got the dead head out and nothing terrible happened but it is not something I want to repeat. It's hard to get it out and it could come out with some force.
You are past this point but it looks like you made up a male to male foster out of two pieces. I just bought a male to male foster. No joint to leak.
My YH setup has the stock short hose and filter going into the extra color changing dessicant filter then to a high pressure hose with a female foster on it. I connect that fitting to the female foster on my tank fill set with a male to male. My one way valve is on the output of the extra filter before that hose. If your setup is like this, if you use a dead head to check your pump at some point DO NOT put it on the hose coming from the extra filter. If you do, you have no way to vent the air in the hose. Much better to take the two filters apart and put the dead head in the stock YH filter output. I did it wrong once and got the dead head out and nothing terrible happened but it is not something I want to repeat. It's hard to get it out and it could come out with some force.
Your gauge is destroyed. There is a device inside called a bourdon tube. Most likely (what I’ve seen often) is a solder joint failed. Buy a new gauge.
The bourdon tube is curve shape and is anchored to the inlet fitting via solder. The other end is sealed shut with solder and has a linkage attached to it that connects usually to a small gear rack. There is a pinion gear on the pointer shaft that is rotated by the bourdon tubes expansion and contraction due to pressure changes.
It is also possible for an over pressure to split the bourdon open or it was defective in some way.
It's too late for me to return the cheapo one, unfortunately. At the very least, the Stikman is superior to the old one in every way. The gauge is more accurate. The hose is easier to work with. The fittings lock into each other like butter. And most importantly, I don't have to worry about waking up to a puddle of glycerin on the floor. This whole ordeal has taught me to be careful when trying to save money on things like fittings, hoses and gauges. Hunting down leaks in your fill system is not fun.
Okay, thanks. I've been trying to get the last of the glycerin out of it before storing it, but if the gauge is toast I'll just toss it.
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