Gx-e-5k2 compressor

Nice set up! Keep us up to date with how it works for you. 

Looks like a nice unit. Hope it holds up and does well for you. Keep us informed on the longevity.

What kind of filter are you using?

Got a link to the seller listing?

Neat looking compressor! At that price point I am curious -- what made you decide to go with it versus some of the more "traditional" offerings around a similar price point?

Congrats at the home range, I got a 75 yard one here and love it. Nice to have unlimited air for tons of fun with friends and family!

Very nice setup, I see you are a country dweller as well

Here's my range, at the very far end, near the white post sign, is my spinning target I made (hobby welder) out of parts I had.



Here's the far-ends spinning target by the white post. Where it is positioned now is 55 yards, on the other side of the road against the fence line makes it 75 yards.

What kind of filter are you using?

Got a link to the seller listing?

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I haven’t put a filter on yet since I’m just filling guns. I need to pick one out though, I was thinking tuxing or the joe b. 


https://www.amazon.com/Compressor-Auto-Stop-Compression-Continuous-Paintball/dp/B08D91F6XJ

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HOLY CRAP!!!

That's SUPER EXPENSIVE!!!

Hope it lasts!!!

Where is it manufactured?

Is it similar to this one? Maybe an economy version?

Someone just posted an inquiry about it.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/crosman-benjamin-recharge-compressor.html

Just received couple of scopes if anybody wants to use my 5% code from Optics Planet...



OH Looks different sorry my bad!

Cranky1, I read some of the maintenance information on your compressor that talked about turning the "grease screw" only one third turn every 10 or so hours, then use food grade grease to refill the reservoir when it finally empties. I'm curious to hear how that all works out going forward. Not being too mechanically inclined I'm not familiar with this kind of setup. 

Nice looking compressor and it has really decent capabilities. A bit rich but if it works and works well for years to come then every bit worth the investment. 

I purchased a GX-E-5K2 PCP Air Compressor Pump 4500PSI Max.50Mpa 110V 1200W, Auto-Stop as did Cranky1. I was faced with the problem of compressor availability as a lot of others. I didn't want to have to pre-order one and not know when I would receive it. I found this one on ebay in stock. t was more than I was looking to spend but had a lot of features that I felt were worth the extra money ($2K with the offer I made w/free shipping). I like filling my scuba tank to just over 300 bar to account for the drop in pressure when cool.I hated to always be working up against the rupture disk as I had to replace a couple on my YH compressor. This compressor is rated at 500 bar max and can run continuously for 10 hours. It has 2 cylinders and 4 stages and can fill my 6.8L tank from 0 to 4500 psi in 45 minutes. I liked that it used food grade grease instead of oil and it uses a gear reducer instead of a belt to drive the pump. it has a water separator and has auto shut off and is very quiet. The auto shut off has has a second setting that can be set just slightly higher as a safety. I like that it is 110 volt, has its own built in cooling system and castors to wheel it around (as it weighs in just over 100 lbs.). It sounds like a sewing machine running and it is quite enough where I could listen to it for hours if I had to.

When I got the compressor, with the outlet plugged, I set the shut off to 400 bar and it got to it easily giving me confidence it could get to the rated 500 bar max. (not that I would ever need that but I always prefer have something that is over rated rather than always running it at it's max)

I have added a desiccant filter, auto drain valve and a digital pressure gage. So far it has been operating well but I don't have a lot of hours on it yet. I do like that the pump runs at low RPM which means that it has lots of torque. That means that I can start the pump under pressure. If I decide I want to raise the pressure in my tank slightly more I don't have to drain down the system (as the filters take some time to fill to pressure) I can just reset the pressure shut off setting and restart the compressor. At near 300 bar it starts the same (without straining) as at 0 psi. There is no mention in the manual about not starting under pressure.