New Daystate 110 volt 4500 compressor

"The increasing demand for a high quality, affordable, 110-Volt, European-made unit has prompted the development of Daystate’s newest compressor offering."

Affordable?! Ha Ha Ha! Affordable would be in the $500 to $700 price range. Thanks for sharing the info for a product I will never buy unless the price drops SIGNIFICANTLY. And I'm sure I'm not the only one with this thinking.

I am curious as to why someone hasn't figured out a way to make an affordable, quality, 4500psi compressor yet. I like the concept of the Yong Heng compressors but the quality seems to be missing in a few places. If they could put some quality parts in that compressor I'd spend $600 to $700 for something like that as opposed to $300-$400 they way they are set up now. Just my 2 cents

"ADDAirgunner""The increasing demand for a high quality, affordable, 110-Volt, European-made unit has prompted the development of Daystate’s newest compressor offering."

Affordable?! Ha Ha Ha! Affordable would be in the $500 to $700 price range. Thanks for sharing the info for a product I will never buy unless the price drops SIGNIFICANTLY. And I'm sure I'm not the only one with this thinking.

I am curious as to why someone hasn't figured out a way to make an affordable, quality, 4500psi compressor yet. I like the concept of the Yong Heng compressors but the quality seems to be missing in a few places. If they could put some quality parts in that compressor I'd spend $600 to $700 for something like that as opposed to $300-$400 they way they are set up now. Just my 2 cents

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I agree that the $600.00 price tag versus a $2000.00 price tag at first looks very tempting. But let me give you guys something to think about. When it comes to high pressure compressors, it is not the same as our typical shop compressors where we see ambient air being pumped to 100 to 150 psi. Not to much of a problem getting that done. When we try to compress air to say 3000psi or even as high as say 4500psi, things get a little more complicated and hard on the machine doing the compression. Without getting into a long diatribe, let me just summarize with a couple of points. The best compressors, the biggest compressors have a couple of things in common. First, they have 4 to 5 stages of compression. Usually you need 5 stages to get to 7500psi, but we will keep our scope in the 4500 psi range. When we use a two stage compressor like most of these smaller cheaper compressors, we are mechanically creating a very physical demand on the compressor, basically we are wearing them out very quickly. Yet when you spread the work out over several stages of compression you are typically distributing the load across several pistons as opposed just two. Guys, I'm sorry but we are going to have to pay more for more stages. The benefit? They will last longer, not have to work as hard for the same quantity of air produced. It sort of reverts back to the old adage, either pay me now or pay me again later.
I don't sell compressors or have anything to gain from this. I have owned large volume high pressure compressors for over 20 years so I have learned my lessons along the way. Hopefully you can pick up a little knowledge from my experience without having to pay like I did. Happy compressing!

+1 to Fun Gun's comments above. I agree with you 100%. There is no shortcut design to producing 4500 psi reliably. There is no doubt in my mind that buyers of the $300-400 compressors that require external bucket cooling will be reporting more and more failures as their machines wear out from filling large tanks when they were actually designed to fill much smaller painball sized cylinders. At $2295 this Coltri manufactured compressor should find a good reception in the airgun market. It amuses me that buyers who won't bat an eye at PCP's selling for $1800 to $3000 but expect to be able to get a capable compressor for under $1,000. I'd rather have one less high dollar PCP and have my own well designed compressor. Kudos to Coltri, Daystate, and AofA for recognizing the demand and offering a quality compressor at a reasonable price for what features and build quality it offers. If I didn't own a Carette I'd really look into this Daystate LC110. I like the fact that it's a 110V model. The only thing I don't see is a high pressure desiccant air dryer like there is on most dive compressors.

Thanks Humdinger. I saw that as well that it only seems to have one separator/filter, but it is only a 3 stage as compared to the Daystate/coltri standard compressor that is 4 stage.
If this is a coltri based unit, I would be looking at this unit if I was in the market. Coltri is a proven compressor company.

I have 3 Marauders, one in each caliber and they are reliable, pretty maintenance free, I've only changed one breech o ring since 2010.

Not the most exotic guns, but they are extremely accurate up about 50 yards and maybe 70 on a good day.

I own a Daystate 2 compressor, the 3 guns total price is about half of the cost of this compressor, but it is well made, dry air, and fast. I've been using it since January and filling and SCBA, and two scuba tanks, an 80 and a 117 cu foot. (2 other 80's for diving)

I have a total of 4 hours on the compressor, normal fills take about 5 minutes of compressor time, this is the 220 model and it is probably a little different than this offering but daystate/coltri compressors have a pretty good reputation.

Don't look at a compressor as let's see how inexpensive we can find one, look for safety, dry air, reliability, and low maintenance.

Air is just a short walk to the garage, experiment all you want, air is not an issue.

Getting a good compressor will change your whole enjoyment of this sport.

I agree with FunGun. Not that I know anything about compressors, but I just have a sense that they're doing some serious work. I've hesitated to buy a cheaper one because I sense that it's just not going to last long and I don't have any skill in fixing things. I like that this one runs on 110. Would be curious what the top off time would be going from 3000 - 4500 on a 75 cu ft would be. 

4500 psi DAY-Comp110 79 lbs 110 Volt 15 Amp 1.1 hp 3 Stages 1.1 SCFM 
About an hour to fill a 75 cu ft tank (empty to full)

AY-Comp230 4500 psi 90 lbs 230 VAC Single Phase 14 Amp 3 hp 4 Stages 3.4 SCFM 
About 25 min to fill a 75 cu ft tank (empty to full)

It takes about 5 to 6 min to fill a scba from 2900 to about 4300, that is all i fill to.

Based on the total fill numbers, just a little over an hour for a full fill for the 110 and 25 minutes for the 230, my guess is that for the numbers above that i fill to, probably about 18 minutes from 3000 to about 43-4400 psi. with the 110 model, just a guess on part.

I called to order a 220 last week, and I ended up with one of the new model 110's. What convinced me was the fact that it's running at about half the rpm's of the 220 or the 30 amp 110's, but the substantial rest of the components are the same. Sure that slows down fill times a little, but it also should extend life. Time will tell. The Compressor arrived early this week, but Aoa forgot to package the oil with it, so I'm waiting on UPS to show up with that. Until then it's sure pretty sitting in the corner of my office. 

Eric.G, can you look and find the actual amp draw and wattage draw if listed on your 110V unit. Interested in the unit but hoping it is less than 15 amp draw. Thanks.

"wwinva"Eric.G, can you look and find the actual amp draw and wattage draw if listed on your 110V unit. Interested in the unit but hoping it is less than 15 amp draw. Thanks.

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How do you like these so far?

I just purchased the 110V version. I have an automotive background and I can speak to the wear issue as it is the same issue with some technical aplomb. The 110V will wear more slowly than the 220V version because the higher piston speed creates additional heat from friction (a.k.a. wear) as a square of the piston speed (so 4x wear from 2x piston speed) and the output of the 220V is only three times the 110V. Theoretically the 110V has a 25% wear advantage. Since both should last a lifetime in the right application, this is all academic.

How are your units doing so far?