I can appreciate the ingenuity of people who incorporate ways to improve the performance of their compressors in ways that make them more user friendly. However it reaches a point of absurdity in many situations. There is one guy on a different airgun compressor forum who wins the prize for "Rube Goldberg-itis". Google "Rube Goldberg" if you want to know what that means. This guy started with a Shoebox when they still sold for a grand. He has so many plumbing, air filtration, and other contraptions hooked up to his system that it is now more expensive than a Coltri dive compressor would have cost. It is now an overpriced, plumbing monstrosity, slow filling Shoebox.
Guys, stop and think. There is no free lunch. You can buy a Gamo pcp, but no matter how many mods and accessories you add it to make it better, you now just have an overpriced Gamo. It isn't going to transform into a Daystate by accessorizing. The fallacy of cheap chinese compressors and some overpriced Chinese compressors is that they are built to minimum operational standards, use inferior metallurgy and components, and most are over-reved in order to make them attractive to buyers.
The point that guys who opt for cheap forget is depreciation and resale value. I know some guys survive compressor Russian rouloutte buying el cheapos that survive and others enjoy accessorizing with all the filtration and cooling add-ons they need to buy. It makes more economic sense buying a good used Bauer, Alkin, or true dive compressor for convenience, reliability and speed. The most important factor is that they are no more expensive than cheap compressors long term. A Gamo is a disposable pcp and a chinese compressor is a throwaway because they have no resale value and a much higher failure rate. I can operate a dive compressor trouble free for years. I already sold one after 3 years for more than it cost me to buy. Don't forget resale value of a quality compressor when you make your choice. Buy once, cry once.
Guys, stop and think. There is no free lunch. You can buy a Gamo pcp, but no matter how many mods and accessories you add it to make it better, you now just have an overpriced Gamo. It isn't going to transform into a Daystate by accessorizing. The fallacy of cheap chinese compressors and some overpriced Chinese compressors is that they are built to minimum operational standards, use inferior metallurgy and components, and most are over-reved in order to make them attractive to buyers.
The point that guys who opt for cheap forget is depreciation and resale value. I know some guys survive compressor Russian rouloutte buying el cheapos that survive and others enjoy accessorizing with all the filtration and cooling add-ons they need to buy. It makes more economic sense buying a good used Bauer, Alkin, or true dive compressor for convenience, reliability and speed. The most important factor is that they are no more expensive than cheap compressors long term. A Gamo is a disposable pcp and a chinese compressor is a throwaway because they have no resale value and a much higher failure rate. I can operate a dive compressor trouble free for years. I already sold one after 3 years for more than it cost me to buy. Don't forget resale value of a quality compressor when you make your choice. Buy once, cry once.