How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
How do you fill your PCP?
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How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
There is a method to the madness. After Mr. Shelden retired I did not want to get stuck without an air source. He directed people to a company that he trained on how to service his compressors. They were not very friendly and didn't return calls. Mr. Shelden was very accommodating and you could email or call him up for general and tech questions. The Coltri and Omega I got deals so good that I couldn't pass on.
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2001 Yong Heng, auto shut-off. Over 200 hours on it, I change oil when it gets dark.
I fill two 65 cu ft CF tanks twice a week, simple tampon filters inline from the compressor to the tanks. Never seen water in my guns or tanks. Second tampon is always dry, the first has 2-3 drops of water that I can squeeze out.
I paid under $200.00 for it.
I fill two 65 cu ft CF tanks twice a week, simple tampon filters inline from the compressor to the tanks. Never seen water in my guns or tanks. Second tampon is always dry, the first has 2-3 drops of water that I can squeeze out.
I paid under $200.00 for it.
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My first "compressor." I discovered that I am too impatient for a shoebox. I used it once to fill a small tank then traded it to a shooting buddy for a Sumatra.
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I use an Omega Aircharger,GX CS4, and a Daystate Super Leggero. Aircharger is 3 yrs old 40 hrs. CS-4 14 hrs, Daystate just bought in Feburary, 1.5 hrs. All performing great. I go through lots of air…
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I have an Altaros compressor booster that I use in conjunction with my garage compressor and an extra dryer to fill my airguns directly and slooooowly top off my CF tank, when needed. (https://www.airgunnation.com/threads/best-portable-compressor.1037382/post-1038105) It's working fine for me so far, and I'm very happy with the purchase. I may eventually save up and buy a full-blown compressor...some of the comments on this thread indicate good luck with the latest batch of smaller compressors, which are something to consider when I'm ready.
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Tuxing txed012 bought it new July 14 2021 and still going strong, Ordered another Tuxing for a backup txedo11. Fills both my tanks 6.9 liter and MSA - 45 Scba.
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Early on I used a scuba tank I would have filled at a shop, I couldn't afford the compressors back then. This year I purchased a ToAuto A3 compressor from Amazon and it has been wonderful. I paid about $375 for it, I use it daily on two different rifles, I've had it for about 3 months.
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El cheapo Yong Heng compressor from eBay in mid 2020, cost about 280 shipped. I fill 3 SCBA tanks then fill my guns. Very reliable except for broken factory gauge, has over 100 hours by now easy. Even fill 60 minute tanks from empty at least 3-4 times. The compressor is really quite easy to repair/rebuild with parts easy to find.
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Since 2019 I have purchased 3 non-expired SCBA tanks off eBay (two 45 minute and one 60 minute) at decent deals and they have all served me well and saved me a few bucks over buying new tanks at an airgun store. I get two of the tanks filled at a local dive shop, the third one just expired last November so the dive shop can no longer fill it.
The mom and pop dive shop I utilize is a ten minute drive and they usually charge $8 a tank, but sometimes give me a free fill. They do hydro tests on site also. I have also thought about “cheating” the system a little by filling my expired tank with air from my two current tanks, but I will need another fill station to do so.
For my fill station I use a hand tighten cga347 set up that I purchased from AGN member @jking several years ago and it is still going strong. Don’t know if he still makes them up for sale but if so I would highly recommend his setups as he used high quality components from Nuvair.
If you are thinking about eBay I have found you will find a lot of scba tanks listed, but most of them are expired (over 15 years from manufacture date) and those range from reasonably priced to extreme rip-offs. They also have tanks that are still current but those are often listed at exorbitant prices, much higher than you can get a brand new tank with a fill setup at an airgun dealer. But occasionally if you keep vigilant, a reasonably priced 45 or 60 minute tank will pop up. A new tank from one of the airgun dealers is now running about ~ $37-$48 per year of a 15 year service life, so that is one benchmark that can be used to determine if an eBay tank is worth it. My 3 eBay purchased tanks have averaged me $28 per year of service which includes the first hydro test fees and the cost of the one fill station, so not a huge amountin the scheme of things in airguns, but the 30% savings is not bad either
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Hello do you need a designated out-let to run the new compresor? I’m really interested in one, also whats the warranty on it? ThanksWell…. I’ve been using my Omega Aircharger for 3 yrs. Has 38hrs on it and still going strong. I bought a GX CS4 last April for just in case. Then the brown truck brought this Monday night.
20 mins on it and it is outstanding so far..
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Yong Heng... cost bugger all and has been 100% reliable.. 80hrs plus.
Use Nardi Atlantic "Breathing Air Compressor Oil " .... ( cost half as much as the Yong Heng
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Use Nardi Atlantic "Breathing Air Compressor Oil " .... ( cost half as much as the Yong Heng
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I've only had it a week or two. I did upgrade the air filter and added a 3 ft whip. It topped off all my guns in less than two minutes each. I had a heavy duty flight bag that fit it like a glove ( how lucky is that). All accessories are stored neatly in the zipper compartments.
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No, I run it off my kitchen outlet. It’s a 20 amp breaker I believe. When my fridge kicks in it doesn’t pop the breaker. I believe it has 1yr warranty. So far it runs smooth as silk. I did add an additional moisture filter. It’s the filter sys for the MCH6. Zero moisture so far. But it only takes 9 min each to top off my 45min bottles. About 12 min for my 60 min tanks from 3000 to 4500 psi.
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Wow quite the variety of cool compressors here.
Temporarily I’ve been using a hand pump (of the chineseum style) and it is quite a PITA! Spent all the money on the Airgun then I figured I’d get a compressor soon.
Thing is I’m not even heavy enough to do >350 bar on the pump, lol!
Temporarily I’ve been using a hand pump (of the chineseum style) and it is quite a PITA! Spent all the money on the Airgun then I figured I’d get a compressor soon.
Thing is I’m not even heavy enough to do >350 bar on the pump, lol!
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gun should be higher than compressor so moisture drains to the pump not the gun . Maybe just the picture angle ?
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