I only know of the Hatsan spark compressor and Altaros booster Compressor. Are there any other compressors that cost little and work well for filling bottles or airguns?
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Cheap Compressor for under $500 (That’s NOT a Yong Heng)
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These have been getting good reviews, and they carry the ones that have been converted back to oil from grease per recommendations from stress testing done by a vendor. Not going to fill big bottles but they work well for filling guns and small bottles if you have the patience for the cool downs needed. They are also available on Amazon but those will be grease and not oil, which only time will truly tell if it's that big of a difference or not.
https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/jts-gx-e-cs3-compressor/
https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/jts-gx-e-cs3-compressor/
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Travis left JSAR, retired and is the one that is converting them over to oil. Not sure if JSAR will get them or not, they are spending all efforts trying to get Raptors out the door with their limited staff.
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So it's not because they were dissatisfied with the testing results. Thanks for the clarification.
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Lookup katokevin. He posted about a new compressor he recently got in the sub $400 range however it has not been tested for long term reliability as of yet.
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check this out, it's not meant for large bottle filling.
if you want a compressor to fill bottles, get a Yong heng,
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/just-bought-this-cx2-portable-compressor/
if you want a compressor to fill bottles, get a Yong heng,
https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/just-bought-this-cx2-portable-compressor/
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Agree that there doesn't seem to be much other than the Yong Heng that will fill a tank with any reliability for under $500. I (and many others) used the Yong Heng successfully for more than a year while filling both guns and, at least in my case, a large tank.
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Well, there are Tuxing and Ace Eagle compressors, but all seem to be based on exactly the same design as a Yong Heng. I think many of the parts are interchangeable, so may even come out of the same factories.
Considering the expense of the hobby, sub- $300 for a compressor sounds pretty reasonable.
Now, on the horror story side, my Yong Heng died sometime ago. Top of the piston disintegrated. Ordered new parts off Ali-Express and waited, and waited and waited. Eventually the piston components showed up, I installed, but the gasket shrunk after being exposed to oil, so I ordered a new gasket and waited and waited and waited. It showed up and fits perfectly.
All in all, the compressor already paid for itself in not going to the Paintball shop, and being able to tune guns at will instead of being conservative with the air.
I haven't fired up the compressor since repairs, just hope I got it all back together correctly.
Have fun out there!
Considering the expense of the hobby, sub- $300 for a compressor sounds pretty reasonable.
Now, on the horror story side, my Yong Heng died sometime ago. Top of the piston disintegrated. Ordered new parts off Ali-Express and waited, and waited and waited. Eventually the piston components showed up, I installed, but the gasket shrunk after being exposed to oil, so I ordered a new gasket and waited and waited and waited. It showed up and fits perfectly.
All in all, the compressor already paid for itself in not going to the Paintball shop, and being able to tune guns at will instead of being conservative with the air.
I haven't fired up the compressor since repairs, just hope I got it all back together correctly.
Have fun out there!
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Agree. I initially bought a 220V Tuxing and was not well served with that unit. However, it could have been because I tried to run it off a step up transformer and it may have been undervolted. The Yong Heng seems, in my mind at least, to be a relatively good option to consider due to the low cost, even in light of the apparent relative high rate of failure. If you get a good one they can do all that's needed for a long time. Mine did and has been well worth the cost to me.
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Now that I think about it, I may not get a compressor. If I get a 85cu foot 4.5k psi tank, and can re-fill it for $5 (local Paintball Shop rate), why bother with a compressor? Using the AOA calculator, I could get 50ish fills on the BSA Scorpion SE I plan to get.
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Seems logical. Unfortunately, it seems that many "local paintball shops" won't fill a large tank. Two near me wouldn't. I'd make certain you can get that done reliably before committing to that path. I have both a tank (that a local fire station WILL fill) and a compressor. NIce to be able to fill when desired, not on someone else's schedule. But, options are good.
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Please ask what pressure they actually fill to!
Local dive shop would (hot) fill to 4500psi but when i picked up and checked it would often be down below 4100psi and they would bicker about toping it off so i got near their advertised 4500psi.
SCUBA's and paintballers regulate down so low that they (think they) got their worth of use despite the bottle being down as much as 10%.
Not so much us that sees the bottle empty at 3000psi!
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