What size bottles can I fill with the Yong Heng? Right now I'm using it to fill guns only.
Yet another Yong Heng question
- Thread starter Woodsie
- Start date
Fill as large as you want, but follow the rules.
Keep the pump from getting hot.
Never start with pressure on the pump.
Change the oil when needed.
The pump will be happier if not push to the extreme limits. Do you really need to fill your SCBA to 4500 psi? You have the pump.. why push to the ragged edge?
Keep the pump from getting hot.
Never start with pressure on the pump.
Change the oil when needed.
The pump will be happier if not push to the extreme limits. Do you really need to fill your SCBA to 4500 psi? You have the pump.. why push to the ragged edge?
Upvote 0
All depends on water flow and temperature. Some guys use ice in the water. Also volume to cooling water makes a difference. A large tank will run cooler, longer than a small tank. The water is transporting heat from the air pump and holding it until the water transfers the heat to the air surrounding the water.
The longer you run, the more vapor will build up in the water trap. If you are running more than a gun fill, you should drain the water trap. It adds a little more time, but helps to keep your tank and gun dry.
The longer you run, the more vapor will build up in the water trap. If you are running more than a gun fill, you should drain the water trap. It adds a little more time, but helps to keep your tank and gun dry.
Upvote 0
I limit my fills to 15 to 20 minutes as the temperature on the gauge only shows head temperature and other parts of the pump can overheat if it is run too much longer. Some have added cooling as well as ice to their Yong Hengs and run them a bit longer.
Depending on the environment of the compressor I would expect a good cool down time of 20 to 30 minutes.
Depending on the environment of the compressor I would expect a good cool down time of 20 to 30 minutes.
Upvote 0
At the end of the run, open the valve to release the pressure. Then allow the pump to run with zero load for 1-2 minutes. That will help spread out the thermal load and hopefully avoid getting any concentration of heat in any one spot. Especially right under the rings
Upvote 0
I’ve got a 3 Liter bottle that I fill to 200 bar. After letting it fall to 150 bar it just takes a few minutes to get back to 200 bar but the initial fill took a couple of 10 minute sessions. I could fill it higher but my guns are 200 bar guns and the valve on the tank is kind of touchy so I don’t want to risk overfilling the gun.
Upvote 0
I believe that how often to bleed off moisture is very much situation dependent, based on one's location and environment. I see recommendations from every couple of minutes to anything less than 10 minutes is a waste of air. With my YH, if I wait until 10 minutes I get large amounts of moisture and it often takes two cracks of each bleeder to get it all out and that doesn't seem to be conserving air. At 2 or 3 minutes there is usually nothing released from either bleeder. Somewhere around 5 to 7 minutes with very quick small opening of each bleeder serves me well most of the time.
Upvote 0
I'm going to second the 15min fill interval. I don't like running it longer than that. Stop, let it cool. And fire it back up again after say 10 minutes. Maybe even 5
Upvote 0
I don't know that a 15 minute fill interval limit is necessary but it sure couldn't hurt. Seems with good cooling that only the motor should overheat and that is possible. Luckily for most these small compressors do fill pretty fast. A top off for my large Great White tank from around 3600 to 4500 only takes about 11 minutes and I would guess it would do 3000 to 4500 in around 15 minutes.
Upvote 0
+1 to this recommendation. Bleeding the moisture traps every 2 minutes makes the compressor work much harder than necessary. Every time the bleed valves are used the compressor must repressurize itself and the air lines. Five to seven minute intervals is more than sufficient and kinder to your compressor.
Upvote 0
This all sounds like solid advice
I'm thinking of goiing with a small 18cf (if I can find one) bottle to start, a leshiy classic and a marauder pistol are my only two pcp's for now.
I'm thinking of goiing with a small 18cf (if I can find one) bottle to start, a leshiy classic and a marauder pistol are my only two pcp's for now.
Upvote 0