I received my new Xisico Compressor from Flying Dragon Air Rifles yesterday. It was packaged well and was smaller than I had expected, which is a good thing. The first thing I noticed was the shipping label to me was placed on top of another shipping label. It was sent to Flying Dragon from Travis Whitney, not Xisico. From what I've read on GTA, apparently Travis is doing the switch from grease to the oil bath. Having said that, it only came with a half bottle of oil and no instructions as to how much oil to add. Again, being a member of GTA, I had seen a video on the initial set-up. The video shows a full bottle of oil and it appears the whole bottle was used.
This to me is very misleading, and if a consumer was NOT a member of GTA and had NOT seen the video, they could assume that the amount of oil provided is the proper amount needed, and could be running it with only half the required amount of oil. Again, since there were no instructions included, I don't really don't know how much oil is actually needed to properly fill the crankcase!
I have not tested the compressor yet because I need to get more oil first! I don't feel comfortable mixing oil since the bottle had no markings other than the hand scribbled word "oil" on the side. I'll pick up some good synthetic HPA compressor oil and use that instead.
The other thing I found were half the sheet metal screws securing the top of the case had stripped out the sheetmetal, one to the point it could not be removed! It just spins, so the cover can not be completely removed until that screw is extracted. It's as if the screws were over torqued when installed or reinstalled. I have no idea if this occurred at the factory or when the conversion was done, but it's not something a consumer expects to find on a brand new compressor.
I'd like to inject a quick note: It was obvious the compressor was not opened and inspected by Mike at Flying Dragon, the shipping label was intact and taped over the seam of the top of the box. I don't fault Mike or Flying Dragon, I just assume he trusted whatever was done to the compressor between factory and him was done correctly. I have sent him an e-mail to let him know of what I have found thus far... I feel he needs to know because the uninformed consumer would most likely hold him accountable. I just want to ensure he knows what's happening so he can address it with the factory.
So, initial thoughts aren't that great. I had read that Xisico was going to be shipping these already converted to the oil bath, so by purchasing from Flying Dragon, I guess I was expecting to get a factory fresh compressor. That's wasn't the case, so finding out it wasn't was a little disappointing. Hopefully, once I get the right amount of good quality oil, I'll have it up and running and will be happy with it's performance. I have read good things about this compressor, so I have faith things will work out for the best.
Update: I did hear back from Mike at FDAR and he said he'd be adding some instructions on the amount of oil needed in future units. He also said he should start receiving them direct from Xisico within the next 2-3 weeks. I probably should have asked before I ordered, but he also told me to be sure to let him know if I have any other issues. I doubt I will, but it's good to know I purchased from a vendor who will stand behind the product he sells, and is quick to respond to an e-mail from a customer!
This to me is very misleading, and if a consumer was NOT a member of GTA and had NOT seen the video, they could assume that the amount of oil provided is the proper amount needed, and could be running it with only half the required amount of oil. Again, since there were no instructions included, I don't really don't know how much oil is actually needed to properly fill the crankcase!
I have not tested the compressor yet because I need to get more oil first! I don't feel comfortable mixing oil since the bottle had no markings other than the hand scribbled word "oil" on the side. I'll pick up some good synthetic HPA compressor oil and use that instead.
The other thing I found were half the sheet metal screws securing the top of the case had stripped out the sheetmetal, one to the point it could not be removed! It just spins, so the cover can not be completely removed until that screw is extracted. It's as if the screws were over torqued when installed or reinstalled. I have no idea if this occurred at the factory or when the conversion was done, but it's not something a consumer expects to find on a brand new compressor.
I'd like to inject a quick note: It was obvious the compressor was not opened and inspected by Mike at Flying Dragon, the shipping label was intact and taped over the seam of the top of the box. I don't fault Mike or Flying Dragon, I just assume he trusted whatever was done to the compressor between factory and him was done correctly. I have sent him an e-mail to let him know of what I have found thus far... I feel he needs to know because the uninformed consumer would most likely hold him accountable. I just want to ensure he knows what's happening so he can address it with the factory.
So, initial thoughts aren't that great. I had read that Xisico was going to be shipping these already converted to the oil bath, so by purchasing from Flying Dragon, I guess I was expecting to get a factory fresh compressor. That's wasn't the case, so finding out it wasn't was a little disappointing. Hopefully, once I get the right amount of good quality oil, I'll have it up and running and will be happy with it's performance. I have read good things about this compressor, so I have faith things will work out for the best.
Update: I did hear back from Mike at FDAR and he said he'd be adding some instructions on the amount of oil needed in future units. He also said he should start receiving them direct from Xisico within the next 2-3 weeks. I probably should have asked before I ordered, but he also told me to be sure to let him know if I have any other issues. I doubt I will, but it's good to know I purchased from a vendor who will stand behind the product he sells, and is quick to respond to an e-mail from a customer!