Hey everyone,
I just got a FX Crown Mk.II, bought new online, and the tank doesn't fill up. At all. The shop told me the tank would be at 150 bar when delivered (as recommended per FX) and when I got it it was at 0 bar. I tried charging it first with a 4500 psi manual pump, then with a compressor (that work on my other PCP gun), and it simply doesn't get up in pressure (it only gets to around 5-10 bar and stays there indefinitely).
Can't contact the shop right now because they're on holidays but will do as soon as they're back. Just trying to understand if I can solve the problem myself in the meantime. Also I'm living far from the shop (I'm in the EU) and it would be so much easier/faster if I could fix it myself than having to send it back to them.
I disassembled the main structure from the chassis to try to see if something was wrong but I didn't see anything unusual. After trying to charge it for ~20 min, I did hear a very slight hissing coming from the gun when putting it right next to my ear, so I guess something is leaking and preventing it from going up in pressure?
I obviously unscrewed and screwed the tank again (tight), it's not leaking from there.
Air coming out from the barrel just after charging it:
I read online that sometimes the valve is stuck open, could it be that? How could I fix it? Where else could it leak from? Anything else that could cause it not to get up in pressure? I know you aren't supposed to do it but should I try to fire it dry to see if it changes anything?
Any idea?
Thanks!
I just got a FX Crown Mk.II, bought new online, and the tank doesn't fill up. At all. The shop told me the tank would be at 150 bar when delivered (as recommended per FX) and when I got it it was at 0 bar. I tried charging it first with a 4500 psi manual pump, then with a compressor (that work on my other PCP gun), and it simply doesn't get up in pressure (it only gets to around 5-10 bar and stays there indefinitely).
Can't contact the shop right now because they're on holidays but will do as soon as they're back. Just trying to understand if I can solve the problem myself in the meantime. Also I'm living far from the shop (I'm in the EU) and it would be so much easier/faster if I could fix it myself than having to send it back to them.
I disassembled the main structure from the chassis to try to see if something was wrong but I didn't see anything unusual. After trying to charge it for ~20 min, I did hear a very slight hissing coming from the gun when putting it right next to my ear, so I guess something is leaking and preventing it from going up in pressure?
I obviously unscrewed and screwed the tank again (tight), it's not leaking from there.
Air coming out from the barrel just after charging it:
I read online that sometimes the valve is stuck open, could it be that? How could I fix it? Where else could it leak from? Anything else that could cause it not to get up in pressure? I know you aren't supposed to do it but should I try to fire it dry to see if it changes anything?
Any idea?
Thanks!
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