Your Thoughts on Tuxing compressors

[par208s]

I'm looking at the TXEDT033 at 310 BAR and wondering what if there is anything
else I should consider? Looking to be able to fill 9L tanks.
Any and all help appreciated !
Thanks in advance !

 

[Gerry52]

9L tank is SMALL. A Yong Heng will easily work for those at half the cost if, in fact, you mean literally a 9L tank. That's only .035 cu ft. My YH easily tops off my 78 & 88 cu FT tanks. You don't need a behemoth compressor for small (or even large) tanks.

 

[rdtricks]

The Tuxing compressor I had was good for just over a year and then couldn't make pressure. Purchased several rebuild kits but was unable to get good sealing on the compression fittings after tear-down. For the money and frustration you might be better served considering alternatives. Just my two cents.

 

[PigeonMan]

9L tank is SMALL. A Yong Heng will easily work for those at half the cost if, in fact, you mean literally a 9L tank. That's only .035 cu ft. My YH easily tops off my 78 & 88 cu FT tanks. You don't need a behemoth compressor for small (or even large) tanks.

A 9L tank is not small nor is it .035. I am guessing you use Google for that info? Lol. Chinese cf tanks are labeled as 2L, 3L, 6.8L, 9L, 12L. A 9L cf tank is about same size as a 87cu ft in America size. So your .035 cu ft is incorrect.

 

[par208s]

The Tuxing compressor I had was good for just over a year and then couldn't make pressure. Purchased several rebuild kits but was unable to get good sealing on the compression fittings after tear-down. For the money and frustration you might be better served considering alternatives. Just my two cents.

OK, Thank You!! Any suggestions?

 

[Gerry52]

A 9L tank is not small nor is it .035. I am guessing you use Google for that info? Lol. Chinese cf tanks are labeled as 2L, 3L, 6.8L, 9L, 12L. A 9L cf tank is about same size as a 87cu ft in America size. So your .035 cu ft is incorrect.

I used a "liters to cu. ft". conversion chart. Didn't seem right the 3 times I checked it but that's what I related you, sorry. I had a Tuxing 032 for a few months that was gifted to me. It was rebuilt & heavily modified by previous owner. It filled (topped off) my large SCBA'S FAST, however, it being 7 years old when I got it was at the end of its life. My 1st Yong Heng lasted 3.5 years & my new one is even more robust. Imho they're hard to beat.

 

[Humdinger]

I used a "liters to cu. ft". conversion chart. Didn't seem right the 3 times I checked it but that's what I related you, sorry. I had a Tuxing 032 for a few months that was gifted to me. It was rebuilt & heavily modified by previous owner. It filled (topped off) my large SCBA'S FAST, however, it being 7 years old when I got it was at the end of its life. My 1st Yong Heng lasted 3.5 years & my new one is even more robust. Imho they're hard to beat.

@Gerry52, the tank you refer to as the 88cf tank is a 9L tank expressed as a different measurement. 9 liters is the water capacity or air at atmospheric pressure of 1 bar. The 88cf is the amount of air a 9L tank will hold at 310 bar. Check out the chart at the top of this forum for reference.

 

[Star7]

There is a very confusticating set of specs on the internet. If someone says a tank is 9l it frequently means 9l internal volume. When someone says 66cuft it frequently means 66cuft of air at 14.3psi compressed to old school divers 3000psi. That does not apply to carbon or glass wound tanks at 4500psi. Those are damn sure different things!
So, for example, if someone puts a .22l bottle on his/her Notos it sure as hell holds more air than one mouse fart. I hate this crap.

 

[HogKiller]

I've had my 032 for over 2 years, 20 hours, filling my 74cf tank from 3000-4500 lbs and occasionally my guns. It's been reliable WITH the right oil. Did have a o-ring on a filter tower let go, the elctronics died almost immediately but they sent a new one immediately and a ton of spare parts.

 

[Humdinger]

There is a very confusticating set of specs on the internet. If someone says a tank is 9l it frequently means 9l internal volume. When someone says 66cuft it frequently means 66cuft of air at 14.3psi compressed to old school divers 3000psi. That does not apply to carbon or glass wound tanks at 4500psi. Those are damn sure different things!
So, for example, if someone puts a .22l bottle on his/her Notos it sure as hell holds more air than one mouse fart. I hate this crap.

On this forum we refer to 4500 psi carbon fiber SCBA tanks almost exclusively. Airgun retailers don't sell diver's tanks. Steel tanks are SCUBA which only hold either 3K psi or 3.3K psi. A 66cf SCBA tank is a 6.8L carbon fiber tank which holds 4500 psi. A steel diver tank would need to be 10.2L internal volume to hold 66cf of air at 3K psi. I disagree with your statement that when someone says 66cf they "frequently" are referring to a diver's 3K tank.

 

[Star7]

I did not write that. You did not understand what I refer to. Once upon a time in a land far away, we DID use 3ksi divers tanks. When SCBA tanks (I do know the diff) became carbon fiber wound and were much lighter than the glass wound SCBA tanks the glass wound tanks hit the market used and people like me bought them.
Up to that point, believe it or not, virtually all PCP guns were limited to 3ksi. All of my olympic guns except a Tau 8 are 3ksi limited and I still shoot in a club that has some old school divers' tanks. There was a world before paint ball when it was hard to get a tank filled without a naui card.
I suspect we owe a debt of thanks to paintball for upping our game to 4.5ksi.

 

[JimD]

I agree it's hard to beat a YH. Mine is over 3 years old and going strong. I only use it to fill my 45 minute Scott fireman's tank (yet another measurement). I think it's water volume is 6.8 liters and it holds about 66 cubic feet of air. With good oil and cooling and an extra moisture filter these things are work horses.