How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
How do you fill your PCP?
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How much did your setup cost?
How often do you use it?
How often do you perform maintenance?
How reliable is it?
Yong Heng pump. 5 years old. No problems yet, just change oil. I use it 2 times per month, 10 minutes per fill on a SCBA tank 2900-4200 psi. I think it was about $280.
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Yong Heng pump. One on left was purchased in 2017. Put a new top end on it in 2022. Not sure how many actual hours are on it. Hour meter shows 17 but It was a couple of years old when I added the meter. I change the oil when it gets really dark. One on right was purchased in November of 23. New one has a heat problem I can’t figure out. Think It also has an electrical problem. It has a delay before it starts running. Will continue to rebuild the old one as long as its running.
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I fill my rifle from a 12 or 9 L bottle ( 300 BAR )
I in turn fill my 12 / 9 L bottle back up from 180-150 BAR to 300 with my " cheap" Chinese ( Tuxing ) copy of a 4 CYL Coltri compressor, i only need to do that about once a month, so far i have about 3 hours on the compressor since May last year.
Dont get me wrong i would dearly love a sweet Alkin / Bauer or similar brand compressor, but with as little as i fill i feel that is a bill i am not ready to cover alone.
My friend that also shoot a little, he also fill his 200 BAR bottle now and then, in turn i fill mine for free at his place where my compressor are placed.
Danish power prices in general top 3 in the world if you look up average KWH prices.
I am still some ways from the recommended first oil change on my compressor.
Also in my 2 floor apartment the only fuse that would handle my compressor is the one for the stove in the kitchen, so not really a option to fill here.
Fortunately on my friends " farm" there was a 400 V outlet ( CEE plug ) in the garage, me being enough of a hobby electrician to know those have a fuse big enough and i just had to tap into one of the 3 phases to get the 230 V the compressor need.
If i had the plug in the apartment i would run the compressor here for sure, it is not really that loud and to boost a bottle back up dont take that long.
PS: boosting my new 9L carbonfiber bottle from the 200 BAR dive shop fill to 300 BAR, that was surprising fast so i got enough over 300 BAR to still have that when the bottle cooled down.
Seem like i have the safety valve a bit too high, so will have to look at that some time during the summer, normally not a problem as we keep a close taps on the working compressor, just not close enough for a " little " 9 L bottle.
I in turn fill my 12 / 9 L bottle back up from 180-150 BAR to 300 with my " cheap" Chinese ( Tuxing ) copy of a 4 CYL Coltri compressor, i only need to do that about once a month, so far i have about 3 hours on the compressor since May last year.
Dont get me wrong i would dearly love a sweet Alkin / Bauer or similar brand compressor, but with as little as i fill i feel that is a bill i am not ready to cover alone.
My friend that also shoot a little, he also fill his 200 BAR bottle now and then, in turn i fill mine for free at his place where my compressor are placed.
Danish power prices in general top 3 in the world if you look up average KWH prices.
I am still some ways from the recommended first oil change on my compressor.
Also in my 2 floor apartment the only fuse that would handle my compressor is the one for the stove in the kitchen, so not really a option to fill here.
Fortunately on my friends " farm" there was a 400 V outlet ( CEE plug ) in the garage, me being enough of a hobby electrician to know those have a fuse big enough and i just had to tap into one of the 3 phases to get the 230 V the compressor need.
If i had the plug in the apartment i would run the compressor here for sure, it is not really that loud and to boost a bottle back up dont take that long.
PS: boosting my new 9L carbonfiber bottle from the 200 BAR dive shop fill to 300 BAR, that was surprising fast so i got enough over 300 BAR to still have that when the bottle cooled down.
Seem like i have the safety valve a bit too high, so will have to look at that some time during the summer, normally not a problem as we keep a close taps on the working compressor, just not close enough for a " little " 9 L bottle.
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It's not that you " can't " I have a "big" compressor made for that job. How long do you want your compressor to last!
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Yeah, they haven't answered if they have any in stock, guess a phone call on Monday. Do appreciate it.
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This is my charging station. I am new to airguns, so I tried to start out as cheap as I could with an inexpensive compressor.
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Omega super charger. 4 used tanks with a few years left off ebay. This keep me supplied with air and I shoot a lot. Todd , the compressor guru rebuilt after 303 hours. All plumbing, one way valve and fill whips provider by outstanding forum member Jking. Thanks Jimmy. Setup humming right along.
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I have a cheap Vevor that I run 2-3 times a week to fill my guns and a used Yong Heng that I set up with a molecular sieve to fill my scba tanks. Have about $400 in everything
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I'm lucky in that I posses two Yong Heng units, both gifted to me. One by my neighbor, the other by forum member Mike in Nashville. The one from Mike also included a new piston, so I'm on my first piston replacement, pretty simple job it turns out. But in doing so, I discovered that it OF COURSE needs new gaskets.
Used some high temp gasket in a tube I had on hand, and let her sit overnight. Before the new piston this unit was only good for a 3000 gun fill . First fill w/new piston went to 4000 psi for a 17 ci cf bottle. Have a new piston/gaskets set ordered for the unit gifted by the neighbor( which after the last session, now only gets to 2400), and a new gasket set ordered for Mike's. Total investment so far $80.00 in parts.
Used some high temp gasket in a tube I had on hand, and let her sit overnight. Before the new piston this unit was only good for a 3000 gun fill . First fill w/new piston went to 4000 psi for a 17 ci cf bottle. Have a new piston/gaskets set ordered for the unit gifted by the neighbor( which after the last session, now only gets to 2400), and a new gasket set ordered for Mike's. Total investment so far $80.00 in parts.
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I have an Alkin W31 verticle and Daystate Coltri 110 volt compressor. I also still have a Shelden 4.2 CFM Kidde compressor but I haven't used it in a couple of years. I sold the Omega Turbo compressor last year. I hardly ever use them lately because I've been primarily shooting springers since last fall.
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My cascade set up. 45 minute Omega on the left , 60 minute "great White" on the right. The baby "guppy" is for when I head over to a buddy's for shooting. Great fill station and I keep it aired up with my Airetex 45 . Being air independent is a beautiful thing.
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