It was suggested that I leave the probe in my Daystate Revere to now wear out the O-ring. I don’t see others doing this. Is it a good or not so good idea? Are there any downsides to doing so? Thanks
Fill Probe
- Thread starter TomJ
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Orings are cheap,100s of fills before you wear one out just keep it lubed (silicone) I think some do it so they don't have to hunt the probe or if they have several guns with deferent size probes.
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not a problem to insert and remove... unless you loose the thing... then it's crapola. I wish all MFGR's would switch the QD foster fittings... so much easier.
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On the range, I take it out and put it in my shooting box. In the workshop range, it stays in the rifle.
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I have an aea I got a threaded base probe for and still turned off the threads so I could put it away. It's personal preference, just keep a bag of orings in your gun case and a spare probe and you'll likely never have a probe related bad day
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I also found a fill probe for my SPA guns on Aliexpress that works great, better than the OEM ones. They are only about $5 each so I bought several. Nice to have one for each fill source and at least one spare.
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I keep my probes in 3 places , but not in the gun,, it is just a matter of personal choice,,, no wrong answers,
1: on the compressor hose
2: on the scba tank hose
3: in the storage box
1: on the compressor hose
2: on the scba tank hose
3: in the storage box
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FYI...
Did y'all know that the plastic caps from the valve stems on your car snaps right onto a foster fill probe?
I hate fill probes. I wish there was some kind of international law that they all have to be the same and fit ALL guns.
I mean, how many different size o-rings does a guy have to keep on hand? They should also come with a built in GPS locator.
I leave them in the gun and snap a valve stem cap on them. They are available free at your local Walmart parking lot.
Did y'all know that the plastic caps from the valve stems on your car snaps right onto a foster fill probe?
I hate fill probes. I wish there was some kind of international law that they all have to be the same and fit ALL guns.
I mean, how many different size o-rings does a guy have to keep on hand? They should also come with a built in GPS locator.
I leave them in the gun and snap a valve stem cap on them. They are available free at your local Walmart parking lot.
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Most of my PCPs are foster, the fill probes that aren't are fitted with a foster adapter.
I'll typically shoot one airgun in a session, it only takes a second to attach the correct probe to the foster on the hose. It's a non-issue to me.
Would be nice if all PCPs used a standard way of filling. Realistically, the foster fitting is quite bulky and long and doesn't suit every airgun design.
Just my 2 cents.
Cheers!
I'll typically shoot one airgun in a session, it only takes a second to attach the correct probe to the foster on the hose. It's a non-issue to me.
Would be nice if all PCPs used a standard way of filling. Realistically, the foster fitting is quite bulky and long and doesn't suit every airgun design.
Just my 2 cents.
Cheers!
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On the one gun I have that uses a probe, I just insert it when I need to fill and remove it when done. After 4 years I had to replace the o-ring at the end of the probe, as it was cracked and nicked and would leak while filling. But I must have gone through 200+ fills (with a hand pump, if it matters) before it failed. And I was able to continue using it for a bit by keeping it excessively lubed. But the grease is more expensive than the o-ring it turns out. I bought a baggie of 50 for a couple of bucks at the hardware store. The ones that came with the probe were polyurethane and I replaced the defective one with a buna-n. It works just fine, even though they are mismatched. That o-ring at the end of the probe can get beat up and I think perhaps the slightly softer buna o-ring can take a little more abuse. I'll know if it goes more than 4 years before needing a replacement.
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