Before I ordered my Impact M3, I called my dealer about the gauges. I told him I heard the gauge for the 1st regulator was FX but the one for the bottle pressure and 2nd regulator were WIKA. He assured me that all 3 gauges on the new M3's were WIKA. Gun arrives today, with 2 of 3 gauges WIKA, and the 1st reg one FX. Here's a picture of the reading on the gauge when it arrived: 195 bar
Here's a pic about 5 hours later: 173 bar the dealer says it was set at
Why, on a $2200 dollar gun would you cheap out on ONE of three gauges? The other two gauges have not moved in that same time, a hair under 180 bar on the bottle gauge, and 140 on the 2nd regulator. Can you see why FX gauges are considered junk and usually switched for WIKA's?
Second, please find whoever thought it was a good idea to reverse the safety and fire them. Luckily, my dealer will take care of the gauge, and a third party may come up with a way to reverse the safety. It would be nice to buy a new gun and just use it instead of having to re-engineer it.
Although this video is about the Maverick, if you watch the entire video, you will hear Orion the Iguana Hunter state the common misconception that all the gauges on the M3 are WIKA, and you can read my comment as I try to save others the hassle and cost I am experiencing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220W-Q1vRqY
Here's a pic about 5 hours later: 173 bar the dealer says it was set at
Why, on a $2200 dollar gun would you cheap out on ONE of three gauges? The other two gauges have not moved in that same time, a hair under 180 bar on the bottle gauge, and 140 on the 2nd regulator. Can you see why FX gauges are considered junk and usually switched for WIKA's?
Second, please find whoever thought it was a good idea to reverse the safety and fire them. Luckily, my dealer will take care of the gauge, and a third party may come up with a way to reverse the safety. It would be nice to buy a new gun and just use it instead of having to re-engineer it.
Although this video is about the Maverick, if you watch the entire video, you will hear Orion the Iguana Hunter state the common misconception that all the gauges on the M3 are WIKA, and you can read my comment as I try to save others the hassle and cost I am experiencing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220W-Q1vRqY