I have a 4500psi Yong Heng and was trying to decide if I should get a altaros booster pump I plan on buying a 45 min 66 cf tank soon 4500psi I'm having a hard time figuring out if I should get the booster pump or not I know it will take a long time to fill the 66cf tank would the yong Heng be better???
Yong heng compressor or altaros booster pump
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I'd do a booster pump yes it takes longer but it will last 3 or 4 times as long at least over the yong heng heck my shoe box booster had 200 hours before its first rebuild
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By the way the yong Heng is oil and water cooled it's not a air cooled compressor and parts are super cheap and available
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Been down that road I had a yong heng burnt one up sold the other with like not an hour on it
Went and got a real compressor coltri mch-6
Went and got a real compressor coltri mch-6
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That's up to you I've had bad luck others have had good luck with them the key is as cool as possible I'd be looking for the additive for the water to make it cool better water wet or something it's called
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I actually just found a used altaros booster pump for 550$ shipped is that a good deal it comes with 3 filters too
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I'm not sure on altaros I know I payed more than than for my shoe box years ago probably 10 years ago
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I use ice in my water and I run a big fan on the heads and I'm about to upgrade the water pump to a bigger and stronger water pump it will help keep it colder a lot!
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Yeah I've thought about using copper coil in a salt ice water mixture to cool the water that's flowing through pump and compressor
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If you got a pool you could put the compressor by the pool and run the water from there but Id rather use the 5 gallon bucket with ice and water
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I have both.
Topping off tanks with the Yong Heng is an adrenaline-fueled babysitting assignment that feels like it's going to blow off an arm or half your face at any moment. I'm not suggesting that's truly the case or that they're dangerous, but between the 140dBs auditory rape, the thing walking away as it operates, the manual air bleeds every 3-5 minutes.... it's just high stress. I don ppe in the form of ear protection and safety glasses when the Yonger is rocking and rolling. But it does top off a 45 or 60 min SCBA surprisingly fast.
The Altaros is exactly the opposite. Turning it on is a quiet and leisurely stroll in the park. I can sit in the gunroom while it operates ten feet away, while working on a gun or some other airgun tinkering. Or more frequently, I turn it on and walk away. I tend to run the Altaros on my days off. While I'm mowing the lawn, or spraying weeds or any number of other honey-dos, the Altaros is quietly and safely filling my tanks. Occasionally it'll be movie night with the family and the Altaros is out in the gun room topping off the tanks. Many talk about the speed of filling with the Altaros as a negative, but I view it as a positive. Less heat means longevity. And it's not doing it all at once so I don't have to stand there and babysit.
Topping off tanks with the Yong Heng is an adrenaline-fueled babysitting assignment that feels like it's going to blow off an arm or half your face at any moment. I'm not suggesting that's truly the case or that they're dangerous, but between the 140dBs auditory rape, the thing walking away as it operates, the manual air bleeds every 3-5 minutes.... it's just high stress. I don ppe in the form of ear protection and safety glasses when the Yonger is rocking and rolling. But it does top off a 45 or 60 min SCBA surprisingly fast.
The Altaros is exactly the opposite. Turning it on is a quiet and leisurely stroll in the park. I can sit in the gunroom while it operates ten feet away, while working on a gun or some other airgun tinkering. Or more frequently, I turn it on and walk away. I tend to run the Altaros on my days off. While I'm mowing the lawn, or spraying weeds or any number of other honey-dos, the Altaros is quietly and safely filling my tanks. Occasionally it'll be movie night with the family and the Altaros is out in the gun room topping off the tanks. Many talk about the speed of filling with the Altaros as a negative, but I view it as a positive. Less heat means longevity. And it's not doing it all at once so I don't have to stand there and babysit.
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I have my Yong Heng setup on a cart I've got it where it don't roll and they are pretty loud lol I just can't sit there for hours and wait for a tank to be filled.
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I think you missed my point. With the Altaros I'm not sitting there waiting. Turn it on and walk away. When I come back the tanks are full. It has a trustable and adjustable shut off. Sometimes I'll return to the compressor while it's going, to open blow out valves, but I'm not babysitting it like the Yong Heng REQUIRES.
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