Recent content by Humdinger

This post is a troll. Several years ago someone on this forum posted about a gold filter that "exploded". There was a straight line crack which implied there was a welded seam that failed. Thee are no seams on an aluminum filter. Tanks, filters and compressors need to be treated with...

@F6Hawk, I agree with your post in this thread about fill times. However, my fill times are as close as potential buyers need to know in order to get a realistic idea of what the GX- CS4 can do. I am fully aware of the VanDerWaal effect on compressible gases. It's the reason that certain...

GX factory literature rates the GX4 and GX4-1 air output rating at 11 liters per minute at 1 bar. That equates to 22 liters per hour @ 4500 psi or 310 bar. Most owners fill their SCBA tanks to 310 bar. That means a 6.8 liter tank X 310 bar holds 2108 liters of air @ 4500 psi. It takes 3...

PRS and pesting are two opposite types of shooting requiring different types of air rifles. I'd much rather handle the light weight and balance of an FX Crown for pesting. The RAW would be the better choice of those two for PRS competition. Choose between those two disciplines to decide...

This is a very generalized question that is impossible to give an answer that applies to everyone. The answer is yes and no. It's equivalent to asking what is the best cheap airgun on the internet. It depends. How much do you shoot PCPs? What is your budget? Do you own a tank? What size...

I'm 75 so a handpump would not be an option for me. Remember that a compressor forum will share more breakdown stories because owners want to get advice on repairs or chime in if they've experienced the same failures. Shoeboxes were slow filling but they were extremely reliable and easy to...

If you buy a Shoebox, make sure it's either the F8 or F10 version. The first generation Shoebox had a chain drive that was very noisy and was super slow filling. The second generation was called the Shoebox Max. It replaced the chain with a belt but it still had a primitive shutoff that had a...

The GX CS4 and CS4-I seem to be the best option for now in terms of affordable and vaule. I've never been an Omega compressor fan because of their cost versus their performance. If the CS4s do turn out to be durable and reliable in the long term then they would meet the criteria of what I...

It's sad that newbs consider fill speed more important than durability. What I liked about the Shoebox was the ease of setup for a fill and lack of maintenance. When the F10 reached $1,100 it was no longer competitive in the marketplace. There isn't much inside of a Shoebox. A large...

The least complicated and easiest to maintain air compressor was the Shoebox. It was made in the U.S. but was relatively expensive. It was manufactured on such a small scale that it was impossible to compete with the Chinese imports that drove Shoebox out of business. If a larger...

+1 to @jarmstrong's response. Kaylaindy's videos are entertaining. He has had at least a dozen bargain box compressor breakdowns over the past few years. Most Youtube influencers get dealer discounts or free products as incentives to give positive reviews. Choosing a compressor based upon...

Mychildparc.com is a scam website. Everything listed is priced as a steal. The only steal happens when they get your money. Faggedaboudit.

Yes. The residual pressure in the compressor blasts the moisture out of the bleed valve. These small compressors don't remove as much as a compressor that has a built in coalescing tower which cools the compressed air by spinning it rapidly though coils inside the tower. This cyclonic action...

@ctshooter, it makes no difference what position the compressor's fill valve handle is in during the startup process as long as the tank's valve is closed until the compressor builds pressure. The compressor has a pressure maintaining valve that doesn't release air through the hose until the...

This should help. I posted this chart in a thread sometime ago.