It's amazing how FX Airguns (with their truly awesome and cutting edge products) decided that a $2000+ setup does not warrant a 2ea x $50 quality gauge configuration. And the $50 per gauge is the retail price for the WIKA et al, FX Airguns would pay probably $25ea wholesale in larger quantities.
It's almost a given that any self-respecting airgunner will trash their factory FX gauges after a purchase and replace them with something of better quality. And one would assume that any self-respecting airgun-maker and leader in the industry will not ship their products with inferior-quality gauges.
I also changed the pressure gauge on the regulator of my Dreamline tact-compact a few days ago and it read 15 bar less. Guns of more than 1000 $ and low quality and small gauges do not seem right to me.
I added a sekhmet gauge on the bottle and a wika on the back. Very happy with the new gauges.
I'm happy to see FX finally using wika on the new M3.
why using these cheap gauges on these high end guns is beyond my knowledge...
I added a sekhmet gauge on the bottle and a wika on the back. Very happy with the new gauges.
I'm happy to see FX finally using wika on the new M3.
why using these cheap gauges on these high end guns is beyond my knowledge...
I almost bought the new digital gauge directly from huma. It only displays pressure but it is cheaper than than the Sekhmet. But shipping would have cost an arm and leg directly from huma. I settled for these 2 and very satisfied.
Did you have any issues removing the old ones?View attachment 157847View attachment 157856So I finally got around to replacing my gauges on my Maverick. These 28mm Wika gauges are awesome. The reg gauge was off by 20 bar. I was showing 145 on FX. Now it’s showing 125 on Wika. The bottle was showing 170 now it’s showing 145.
No i didnt have an issue replacing the gauges they came right off by hand.Did you have any issues removing the old ones?
When I replaced the crap fx gauges on my maverick, fx had cranked them in so hard that the x-rings were unrecognizable and came out in little bits. I remember having to use a fricking cresent wrench or pliers or something to get the crap gauges off. In order to avoid the little bits falling back into the gun, try to do this with the gauge facing the floor. Then pick the little bits out with a bamboo shishkabob (spelling?) skewer or something that won't scratch. Once both guages are out and the holes are clear of debris, you can set the gun in a normal position for installing the new gauges. You'll need the proper x-rings as specified in the maverick schematic. The gauges don't use o-rings, they use x-rings. So just push the x-ring to the bottom of the hole and then screw the new 28mm wika guage on until you feel a slight bit of resistance -- this tells you that you've made contact and you really don't need to screw them on any tighter than that. I guess you could add 1/8 additional turn if you want, but that's it. That's all it needs. Once there is air pressure in the gun, the x-rings will lock hard against the gauge. My major point here is that a lot of guys will screw the gauge on until they feel a LOT of resistance and THEN keep screwing it on further to make the top of the guage be in line with the top of the gun. Don't do that. Don't worry about the top of the gauge being lined up with the top of the gun -- you will easily get used to reading these wika dial gauges in any orientation. And don't ever force the guages to turn while the gun is pressurized -- that's obviously not good for the x-ring.Well … I’ll give it another go before trying to wrench them out. Hopefully the new 28mm Wika Gauges go in smoother than the existing ones come out.