GX CS4 I - New compresor from Alibaba with INTERNAL POWER SUPPLY - DASH I

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

Correct, cancels each other out.

With the meter itself, you are able to measure the current on more then one cable at a time, but it has to be on the same phase. Larger circuits that have parallel feeds. But that's for a different forum.

 

[F6Hawk]

You talked me into it. Got a cheapie kit to do it better.

Amazon.com

 

[F6Hawk]

The numbers you have @ 200 bar seems really high. Did you take measurements on the primary with a clamp meter and line spliter?

Tried again today with the splitter and multimeter.

PS alone - .18A
Fan & pump on - 1.66A
Compressor on - 3.63A
DH test @ 400 bar - 5.5-6.02A (meter doesn't have a max hold feature, so hard to tell for sure)

Ran the same test on the DC cable only and got similar results. Definitely higher than yours.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

Tried again today with the splitter and multimeter.

PS alone - .18A
Fan & pump on - 1.66A
Compressor on - 3.63A
DH test @ 400 bar - 5.5-6.02A (meter doesn't have a max hold feature, so hard to tell for sure)

Ran the same test on the DC cable only and got similar results. Definitely higher than yours.

Yeah, the nameplate rating of 350 watts is to be taken with a grain of salt. 6 / 120 = 720 watts...

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

Yeah, the nameplate rating of 350 watts is to be taken with a grain of salt. 6 / 120 = 720 watts...

Sorry, X

 

[F6Hawk]

Yeah, the nameplate rating of 350 watts is to be taken with a grain of salt. 6 / 120 = 720 watts...

And I saw a peak jump of 14-15A every time I turned the compressor on.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

And I saw a peak jump of 14-15A every time I turned the compressor on.

Inrush is expected, but that seems high for this. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

With the compressor motor / pump turned on with no load. Valve open?

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

I wouldn't worry about it. What matters the most is the average current, not the peaks. It's a slow rpm pump. Doesn't stay there long enough.

 

[F6Hawk]

With the compressor motor / pump turned on with no load. Valve open?

But of course. I always let it cycle about 5 times before I close the purge valve.

 

[doly.the.sheep]

If anyone wants to do a group purchase, its about 5% less expensive for the compressor, and about 20% less for shipping, for purchasing 30 units.
If not for the new, not even released yet compressors from AEA, Id almost be interested in reselling these GX models on Ebay.
I wish AEA would disclose more details on their new product.
It might be superior....But then again, it might not?

Looks to be superior

 

[1900colt]

Looks to be superior

No it's not... that's an air-cooled compressor. It is a far lesser compressor then the cs4. It'll never do what the cs4 can do

 

[MadCowCrazy2]

Looks to be superior

I believe the MSRP is $999 as well.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

It hasn't proven its self yet. Even the CS4 is still fairly new.

 

[Ta-Ta Toothie]

And that video lacks any real testing. Mostly playing with his gun.

 

[Justaguy]

I like that the power supply is separate. It produces heat. I would rather keep that heat away from the compressor.

 

[doly.the.sheep]

Isn't air cooled better if it doesn't produce that much meat? Less maintenance right?
And what can the cs4 do that AEA cannot? AFAIK cs can not do 7000psi.

 

[Airgun Al]

Isn't air cooled better if it doesn't produce that much meat? Less maintenance right?
And what can the cs4 do that AEA cannot? AFAIK cs can not do 7000psi.

ANY compressor that is producing meat, has a problem!
Too soon to tell on the new 7000 psi AEA compressor, as its not available yet, but should be soon.
Hopefully it fills larger tanks with ease.

 

[Airgun Al]

Isn't air cooled better if it doesn't produce that much heat? Less maintenance right?
And what can the cs4 do that AEA cannot? AFAIK cs can not do 7000psi.

I would agree with this.
Cooler is always better.

 

[rcs9250]

Why use a splitter vs just clamping the wire itself? To isolate each leg?

Here’s an ExTech. has a leg for X1 and X10 for very low amp draw devices.
Before these were available I had a male and female plug strictly for amp testing where between the two plugs it was the insulated hot and insulated neutral so that I could clamp on one of the wires. The wires between the plugs were long enough so I could double loop one of them for the clamp on to get a X2 reading for low amp draw devices. Very inexpensive. Probably not OSHA or some other alphabet organization approved.