Compressor
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Two things I've learned about Chinese manufacturing, one, they don't hesitate cloning a hot seller and, two, quality control is hit and miss. You can roll the dice, or, like many, secure extra warranty coverage. WM
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Tuxing is decent for mainland China. Buy the best you can afford
I had a Tuxing twin cylinder worst POS you've ever seen!!! Everything about it sucked leaks slow fill getting parts. Money down the drain!
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And then another member chimes in, "Tuxing is best compressor I ever had, ran for years, never a problem." That's what I mean as, "hit or miss," Quality Control. Take with a grain of salt anyone guaranteeing any brand of Chinese compressor is ALWAYS reliable and safe. Rolled the dice on an authentic Yong Heng fours years ago, so far, faithful service. Another member did same, but with extended warranty, broke down after 3.5 years, all money refunded. WM
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I cannot streets how important the variable of the end user is. Opinions on what is acceptable, what the compressor actually is, what they did for lube and maintenance, how cognizant of funny sounds or behaviors they are ALL plays a part. I'm Not throwing shade either. I HATE YONG HENGS but some people love them and have many hours on them. I killed 3. I killed a cs4. The cheap little orange Shoebox clones on amazon make a ton of sense even if they're junk because they're junk cheap.
My tuxing is a different beast, I've only seen 1 Dutch user who owned the same model which is a Coltri dive compressor clone. 1l/m and 4 cylinder. It was stressful spending 4 figures on Ali express by the time mandatory air freight was factored in. I love it tho, I can refill 2500-4500 in about 15 minutes on an 88cf or my great white 97cf(allegedly)
After years of hand pumping or filling buddy bottles at paintball shops I got a heng, then another, then another, then a cs4..... Then I learned buy once cry once I could've gotten this with what I spent.
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I'm just glad I can make or re machine all the parts in it. It's huge, heavy and power hungry tho. You'll find in my posts I can't leave well enough alone and everything gets dialed to 11 in some way eventually.
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have Tuxing edm042 and GX cs4i. Both great. I bought the GX first but I use the Tuxing much more.
Paid $360 if anything goes wrong easy fix. I added self contained cooling.
Paid $360 if anything goes wrong easy fix. I added self contained cooling.
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Decided after my Hatsan Lightning HPA compressor went down for the second time that I was tired of HPA insecurity. It was not a question of if it would fail, but one of when it would. To that end I have a Daystate 4500 PSI Compressor 110V Super Leggero on the way. It should serve me for the long run. My justification on price? Is that there are quite a few PCPs well above the price of this sweet HPA compressor. Heck my Ghost Carbine and Pathfinder exceed it in price, particularly as kitted out. My BRKs have been stellar so I expect the same from Daystate HPA compressor. Am looking forward to just simply sending as many pellets as I please. I did consider less expensive alternatives, but the lesser price wasn’t worth the worry about longevity and performance to specs...
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Just rolled over 10 hours on my Daystate Super Leggero. Great compressor for sure. My Tuxing TXEDT032 ran for over 2 years, then I needed to clean the High Pressure valve. Then the high pressure cylinder went out and needed rebuilt. I still have the Tuxing and use it once a month to keep it lubed…Still fills tanks with no issue. It is louder than the Daystate.Decided after my Hatsan Lightning HPA compressor went down for the second time that I was tired of HPA insecurity. It was not a question of if it would fail, but one of when it would. To that end I have a Daystate 4500 PSI Compressor 110V Super Leggero on the way. It should serve me for the long run. My justification on price? Is that there are quite a few PCPs well above the price of this sweet HPA compressor. Heck my Ghost Carbine and Pathfinder exceed it in price, particularly as kitted out. My BRKs have been stellar so I expect the same from Daystate HPA compressor. Am looking forward to just simply sending as many pellets as I please. I did consider less expensive alternatives, but the lesser price wasn’t worth the worry about longevity and performance to specs...
Daystate is much much better!
Tony P.
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Thank you Tony, (my favorite uncle’s name) BTW. It’s reassures me in my decision to read your post…
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I just did my first tank top-off today and it felt great. No drama and it was done faster than I could have driven to my local dive shop and back. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner!
The GX Pumps line is quite reliable and a good value for the money. Sure, there are better, but as far as bang for the buck, they are hard to beat!
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I prefer Yong Hengs for a few reasons reasons. First, they're all I can afford, secondly, they work just fine and efficiently for me with VERY few problems, thirdly, when my 1st died after 3.5 years great service, the warranty I purchased got me a FULL refund. I'm a year & a half into my second YH now & it's better than the first. Different strokes for different folks y'all (RIP Sly Stone!). Personally, I think a lot (not all) of YH failures are due more to owners treatment than the compressor itself. Luckily these days there are more options available for the varied "tastes" of airgunners.
BTW: I also had a Tuxing txed 032 for a while. Worked great til it died of old age (7 or 8 yrs old when I got it).
BTW: I also had a Tuxing txed 032 for a while. Worked great til it died of old age (7 or 8 yrs old when I got it).
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What are you looking for it to do? Just gun fills or scba tanks ? I agree with hit or miss on tuxing. Just recently in one of Rick utsler’s videos pertaining to this years airgun expo he shows a compressor that failed on them. Just shows a close up of the cylinder where the piston literally blew right through the side of it but I’m 99% sure from what they showed it was a tuxing.
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2 years on my TXEDM042 with virtually no problems. Popped the motor circuit breaker on a hot day last summer. The dual filter arrangement is stellar, lot more water comes out of that first filter than I ever would have suspected given my dry climate. Which means the carbon and dessicant in the 2nd dont have much to do. I checked them a while back and the dessicant is still active.
Added a sealed Vevor water cooler (fan and radiator) and can top off 2 9L tanks (1500-2000psi) consecutive and the temp maxs what it used to for a single top off. Holds about 3 gallons of water.
I am sure the GX are fine compressor. But they are SLOW. Empty to full with my Tuxing on a 9L is about 75 minutes. I have been known to use up 2 9L tanks in a night playing with mods.
I have a Yong heng new in box I bought a year ago as backup.
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In total agreement with Ratzy. My Tuxing 042 is my workhorse.
I bought on a whim cause it was cheap, $360 to my door. I bought
the GXcs4i before the Tux, it’s fantastic, cool running , relatively
quiet but you pay with time. If I needed to fill from empty my 6.8
or 9 liters I’ll let it chug away for 4 or 5 hours unwatched.
Mounted both on amzon dollys and extra cooling is self contained.
I bought on a whim cause it was cheap, $360 to my door. I bought
the GXcs4i before the Tux, it’s fantastic, cool running , relatively
quiet but you pay with time. If I needed to fill from empty my 6.8
or 9 liters I’ll let it chug away for 4 or 5 hours unwatched.
Mounted both on amzon dollys and extra cooling is self contained.
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