My very first thought was well.. what's next?
The honorable mention goes to Tuxing single piston compressor. The 2nd one..
Sum of my story:
Cheap handpump lasts 2months-imploded
1st tuxing lasts 1year 2months-lost compression
2nd tuxing lasts 6months-exploded
Double cylinder tuxing lasts 2months-spits oil at breather
Set-up:
Admission filter- dissecant
Compressed air filter-foam+triple tuxing filter
Additional one way valve before triple filter
6.9L 300bar bottle
Quick advice- don't ever let your body parts near working under pressure parts. Could have ended with some red stain. Just have an extension cord and unplug from far away for a better fear factor.
I always observe the filling procedure and i heard the noise of the motor starting to go down so instictly pressed the off switch as fast as possible. If i happened to put my arm over the piston some cuts and bruises were in order.
So after buying the double cylinder one and it started building pressure on the crankcase and spitting oil from the breather. I knew that either i had to learn how to fix these or buy a 1000+ eur compressor. I am a poor guy so didn't even had to think about an excuse to give the wife. Learn something new it is.
Started by cleaning and replacing the 1st single piston one's every seal. = Still no high pressure
Swaped one way valves from the 2nd (exploded one) to the 1st. = Still no pressure
While changing parts i noticed that newly replaced high pressure segments were leaking.
The temporary solution was this.
Inserted by hand the drag seemed fine. Still going strong for 1month to top up until i machine a new high pressure piston to replace the very gappy old one.
So, full of confidence i went to disassemble the double piston compressor and here is what i found wrong:
Replaced those 2 screws with anti corrosion coated new ones. Replaced HP segments and overall cleaning. Happy ever after.
Now here is when i ask for opinions for why do you think the 2nd compressor exploded.
My thoughs are it was caused by a VERY stuck high pressure one way valve that was full of carbon (black) particles just like in the double cylinder. The oil i use is has the manual asks (iso100). The truth is that in every of the three these particles were present.
What i intend to do once the oil gets dark is to replace it with another one.
I live in Portugal and that purple royal is not available locally but if any alternative is suggested i will look into it thanks in advance.
And by the way i controlled temperatures of the water and at the time of explosion it was a cool summer night.
Why they last such a few time? Well i guess i shoot a lot.. and experiment a lot.. in fact so much i managed to damage one of my rifle's bottle screw and had to make a stainless insert
but nevertheless i only top the bottles since i got the double cylinder for 5min runs.
If you're a broke like me, don't give up on these compressors but definitely treat them like the enemy. CLEAN those valves has frequently has you feel comfortable and never get your head close to them! Signs of spitting oil at the breather are a immediate STOP sign.
Cheers
Happy shooting
The honorable mention goes to Tuxing single piston compressor. The 2nd one..
Sum of my story:
Cheap handpump lasts 2months-imploded
1st tuxing lasts 1year 2months-lost compression
2nd tuxing lasts 6months-exploded
Double cylinder tuxing lasts 2months-spits oil at breather
Set-up:
Admission filter- dissecant
Compressed air filter-foam+triple tuxing filter
Additional one way valve before triple filter
6.9L 300bar bottle
Quick advice- don't ever let your body parts near working under pressure parts. Could have ended with some red stain. Just have an extension cord and unplug from far away for a better fear factor.
I always observe the filling procedure and i heard the noise of the motor starting to go down so instictly pressed the off switch as fast as possible. If i happened to put my arm over the piston some cuts and bruises were in order.
So after buying the double cylinder one and it started building pressure on the crankcase and spitting oil from the breather. I knew that either i had to learn how to fix these or buy a 1000+ eur compressor. I am a poor guy so didn't even had to think about an excuse to give the wife. Learn something new it is.
Started by cleaning and replacing the 1st single piston one's every seal. = Still no high pressure
Swaped one way valves from the 2nd (exploded one) to the 1st. = Still no pressure
While changing parts i noticed that newly replaced high pressure segments were leaking.
The temporary solution was this.
Inserted by hand the drag seemed fine. Still going strong for 1month to top up until i machine a new high pressure piston to replace the very gappy old one.
So, full of confidence i went to disassemble the double piston compressor and here is what i found wrong:
Replaced those 2 screws with anti corrosion coated new ones. Replaced HP segments and overall cleaning. Happy ever after.
Now here is when i ask for opinions for why do you think the 2nd compressor exploded.
My thoughs are it was caused by a VERY stuck high pressure one way valve that was full of carbon (black) particles just like in the double cylinder. The oil i use is has the manual asks (iso100). The truth is that in every of the three these particles were present.
What i intend to do once the oil gets dark is to replace it with another one.
I live in Portugal and that purple royal is not available locally but if any alternative is suggested i will look into it thanks in advance.
And by the way i controlled temperatures of the water and at the time of explosion it was a cool summer night.
Why they last such a few time? Well i guess i shoot a lot.. and experiment a lot.. in fact so much i managed to damage one of my rifle's bottle screw and had to make a stainless insert
but nevertheless i only top the bottles since i got the double cylinder for 5min runs.
If you're a broke like me, don't give up on these compressors but definitely treat them like the enemy. CLEAN those valves has frequently has you feel comfortable and never get your head close to them! Signs of spitting oil at the breather are a immediate STOP sign.
Cheers
Happy shooting
