FX Owners Please .

[Aeromat209]

First PCP gun FX Streamline and read the entire manual went to use the fill probe and blew out the end o ring while trying to fill from a new 4500 PSI air tank as slow as possible . looks like I pushed the probe int too far !

No extra O-rings on hand so I am dead in the water till the next shipment of rings for the fill probe!!! I looked at the fill probe and thought it's way just plug and fill . Or Plug and play was I missing something in the manual ?



Am I just ignant or WTF this fill probe is sensitive too far in wrong too far out wrong couldn't they make it so it just locks into place ?

I did fill for the first time my Air Arms 510S TDR and that gun had a screw on cover that needs to be removed to access a ratchet on fill valve . Consequently when I tried filling the Streamline I made the error of removing the end cap instead of following the FX instruction to leave the cap on and just rotate the cap to expose the opening for the probe . Nobody as of yet answered my question if I was ignant and there it is coming from a First timer! They say guys get things 90% and its good enough but with Air Guns it looks like you have to get things 100% or don't do it ! Live and Learn luckily it only cost me a couple dollars.



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Please advise 

 

[FelixS]

Pictures would help.

 

[2L8]

Aeromat209, I feel your pain .

But I'm not totally sure what you mean "in to far" for the probe. On my Dreamline Classic it only goes in so far and no more...no less. 

Please explain in more detail.

 

[stinkajames]

This might be a silly question but did you take the cap off the end of the tube instead of twisting it to the right place? This would let the probe go too far in.

 

[vinny]

Ya might have some there stinkajames 

 

[JoeKool]

This might be a silly question but did you take the cap off the end of the tube instead of twisting it to the right place? This would let the probe go too far in.

+1

 

[DanielL]

You can buy replacement fill probes quite inexpensively because they are compatible with the Evanix/Hatsan probes. Not a bad idea to have spares.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Air-Gun-PCP-Filling-Charging-Probe-Adaptor-for-evanix-Logun-Webley-FX-Hatsan/401798708999

...or these, which have the foster built right into them.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BSA-HW-FX-Compatible-Fill-Probe-Adapter-for-PCP-Air-Rifle-QCO2-Quick-Connector/322969301723

 

[wimpanzee]

I did this once on my dreamline when I was re-assembling, and forgot to put the cover back on.

 

[Keyman62421]

Brilliant, me too

 

[RWSx3]

Aeromat209,, I'm right there with ya!

I too, took off the cover, inserted probe too far and blew the o-ring on my first fill of my Dreamline Classic. I had another o-ring for replacement....so lesson learned.

 

[tor47]

I have also done that. Found the same size 0-ring, cheap, on a hardware store, and worked fine after that. 

 

[lenweber2]

Home Depot or Lowe's has o-rings.

 

[Aeromat209]

Went to Ace Hardware got 3 new Orings $1.00 each . Replaced the damaged one and filled up to 230 Bar all done !!! 

Thanks for all the help

 

[Bob_O]

With the cover in place but rotated for fill port access, you just bottom out the probe and fill.

 

[markT]

I did it too. Took off the end cap and blew out the oring. Cussed FX and realized I was the DA. 

Replace oring and lesson learned. 

Maybe FX could put a removable warning sticker on the end cap that says “keep cover in place when filling.” They could do this at the factory on new rifles.

or a red machined uhmw spacer shipped with the fill probe with a note that says what it is for. 

Or maybe we could read the manual. Who does that?