EDIT: I had 20-30 hours on the machine I'm writing about prior to purchasing an hour meter for it. So 70-80 hours filling tanks.
I was filling a 9L tank a few days ago and I stopped hearing the clop clop clop.. (this one makes a slight clopping sound vs the CS4-I for some reason.
But it stopped filling over just over 200 bars.
I checked a few things over, checked the check valve, burst disc.. Nada
I decided to take it apart and take a look in the cylinders.
They were covered in grease, like smothered in grease.
All the check valves were full of grease as well.
So I cleaned it all up inside. Gave a very slight lube with the good stuff (Renewable Lubricants NLGI 2 Food Grade EP Grease)
Put it back together and it's doing a dead head test at 29 seconds (about the same as new)
It has 51.9 hours on it and the rings looked pristine under that grease. No self caused maintenance required still. Just some maintenance from me turing the grease knob too much I guess. Amazing.
The over one, CS4-I, has well over 60 hours on it now.
Just be very sparing with the grease pot. Use almost none I guess..
Best little portable compressors I've owned.
I was filling a 9L tank a few days ago and I stopped hearing the clop clop clop.. (this one makes a slight clopping sound vs the CS4-I for some reason.
But it stopped filling over just over 200 bars.
I checked a few things over, checked the check valve, burst disc.. Nada
I decided to take it apart and take a look in the cylinders.
They were covered in grease, like smothered in grease.
All the check valves were full of grease as well.
So I cleaned it all up inside. Gave a very slight lube with the good stuff (Renewable Lubricants NLGI 2 Food Grade EP Grease)
Put it back together and it's doing a dead head test at 29 seconds (about the same as new)
It has 51.9 hours on it and the rings looked pristine under that grease. No self caused maintenance required still. Just some maintenance from me turing the grease knob too much I guess. Amazing.
The over one, CS4-I, has well over 60 hours on it now.
Just be very sparing with the grease pot. Use almost none I guess..
Best little portable compressors I've owned.
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