Has anyone replaced the gages on their FX gun(s) . Of course you have! Have you settled on a readable, accurate, unit? Would the electronic gages be best? Lastly, where would one purchase these items?
Tuning Fx gages
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i replace the fx gauges with a set of sekhmet digital units. Way better for tuning accuracy and repeatability in my opinion.
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Wika or the sekhmet, I think you'd like the wika simple and guaranteed to work well. (Not that I've had any issues with either of my sekhmet gauges)
Either way order some new Xrings for under them, lightly grease up with silicone and just turn them in by hand till they bottom out then back off until it's oriented how you want. They'll seal like that and not look stupid haha. Make sure you get the old xring/oring out*
Either way order some new Xrings for under them, lightly grease up with silicone and just turn them in by hand till they bottom out then back off until it's oriented how you want. They'll seal like that and not look stupid haha. Make sure you get the old xring/oring out*
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I went with the sehkmet gauges and I have tried the new digital gauge from Huma-Air. I really like the Sehkmet gauges versus the ones from huma. Knowing exactly what each reg is at is wonderful for tuning as I can adjust to get the exact pressure I want or at least extremely close to the pressure.
Sehkmet, also offers different features to let you know air consumption with each shot cycle. These are easy to recharge and extremely easy to read.
One note is they are thicker than the wika or fx gauges. Another point of interest would be the digital gauges read up to 300bar which is crucial if your switching to the new 300bar carbon fiber bottles (there has been discussions on this and if you should go with the 300bar but FX is in the process of bringing the 300bar bottle out so I would say they are safe for at least the double regulator rifles).
Sehkmet, also offers different features to let you know air consumption with each shot cycle. These are easy to recharge and extremely easy to read.
One note is they are thicker than the wika or fx gauges. Another point of interest would be the digital gauges read up to 300bar which is crucial if your switching to the new 300bar carbon fiber bottles (there has been discussions on this and if you should go with the 300bar but FX is in the process of bringing the 300bar bottle out so I would say they are safe for at least the double regulator rifles).
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Of course most of us all have replaced a gauge on all the guns at one point or another. My personal opinion is close enough is good enough as long as it is consistent, these are NOT precise calibrated scientific instruments that get recalibrated at specific intervals. Even at 100 dollars a pop it's mere illusion of accuracy aka marketing, without constant recalibration nothing is accurate for long. Digital version is just easier to read and nothing else because digital speedometer makes me a far more accurate driver even with worn down tires.
You bet that 0.5 bar deviation/fluctuation throws off my legionary accuracy! It happens just about every shot!
You bet that 0.5 bar deviation/fluctuation throws off my legionary accuracy! It happens just about every shot!
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Qball you drive better with digital gauges on bald tires
(just joking not trying to start a thread war). Totally get what your saying but ease of reading gauges is crucial considering the FX gauges have been more than .5 bar off. Not all the digital gauges are $100 with the new ones from Huma running around $50 versus $35 for a wika.
It really is personal preference and what your comfortable with. Both types will get the job done one just does it with exact numbers versus the thickness of the needle and how you look at it. I'm not saying more accurate I'm saying more easy to read.
(just joking not trying to start a thread war). Totally get what your saying but ease of reading gauges is crucial considering the FX gauges have been more than .5 bar off. Not all the digital gauges are $100 with the new ones from Huma running around $50 versus $35 for a wika.It really is personal preference and what your comfortable with. Both types will get the job done one just does it with exact numbers versus the thickness of the needle and how you look at it. I'm not saying more accurate I'm saying more easy to read.
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Qball you drive better with digital gauges on bald tires(just joking not trying to start a thread war). Totally get what your saying but ease of reading gauges is crucial considering the FX gauges have been more than .5 bar off. Not all the digital gauges are $100 with the new ones from Huma running around $50 versus $35 for a wika.
It really is personal preference and what your comfortable with. Both types will get the job done one just does it with exact numbers versus the thickness of the needle and how you look at it. I'm not saying more accurate I'm saying more easy to read.
easier to read is a big benefit for sure but only benefit. I just find it hilarious some threads arguing over gauge accuracy. All analog gauges cost less than a buck bulk, the digital ones are probably round 2-3 dollar bulk so accuracy is descent within margin of error that’s perfectly fine for Airguns most of the time. People found blank labeled ones on alibaba years ago for cheap!
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I think the ease of reading is what appeals to most folk. On my Maverick, it's hard to tell the difference between 110 and 120 bar because the scale is so ridiculously short. Even if the gauge isn't 100% accurate, at least it'll be consistent with itself. That way if I break it down to fix whatever, retuning is a snap and should get me "close enough" to shoot like it did before.
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