I had a Nardi Atlantic 100 act up last summer and after some investigation purchased a Yong Heng. It works great, fills twice as fast as my Nardi did. I only fill guns so the Yong Heng runs a minute or so. You won't need 5 gal of water to fill a gun. Frankly I have filled my rifles without water and the temp rise was 20 C. There is no hassle in hooking up water, all you need is a container. A small 110 volt water pump and tubing is supplied with pump. I use a container the size of a coffee can to fill my guns.
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Buy another water pump with double or triple the water flow volume and it will add a lot of extra life to your YH. They are like $12 on eBay.
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Just keep in mind that ( just my opinion) I think a lot of the longevity issues are due to peoples insistence on using all these compressors wrong. They just aren’t designed to fill scba tanks yet people insist on doing it. Fill just your guns and you will probably find they last longer.
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Good advise. Just left my pump run dry and ruined it. Ordered a new higher flow pump, but for now I am just siphoning from one container to another. Works good. Takes two quarts of water to fill an airgun.
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Thanks for the insight. My compressor arrived today! Both my PCP's are low so tomorrow I'll put the new compressor to the test..
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Royal Purple synthetic oil with WS2 tungsten disulfide added will drop your temps and extend the life of your compressor. Break the compressor in and change the oil before adding WS2. A high flow pump is not required if the reservoir is at the appropriate height. It's a primitive water block. Too much flow will cause cavitation, not that a slightly higher flow pump won't help. It's better to spend the funds on an ice chest and a couple of frozen frozen two liter bottles to chill. Add a Carette filter for moisture and your set.
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Ok Guys/Gals anyone interested.. Got to try the Compressor out & its great! SOOOO much better than pumping by hand! I was able to set my Condor SS up with the NSA 38.9 gr slug in a quarter of the time it would have took filling by hand.. I also filled my Cayden from 2000 PSI to 3000 in like 45 seconds! This is a very good pump for what I gave for it.. Of course longevity is yet to be seen! But I'm only filling my rifles, so I suspect it with last a while.. One thing I don't like is the temp gauge! It works ok, but there is no on/off button.. Maybe I'm missing something ?? but do I really have to take the batteries out after use?? Is there a different/better gauge ?
BTW, Couldn't find Royal Purple locally so I had to settle for premium AW46.. Seemed to work ok & no odor.
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BTW, Couldn't find Royal Purple locally so I had to settle for premium AW46.. Seemed to work ok & no odor.
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I could buy several of these for what some of the "top of the line" go for... Not that theres anything wrong with a top the line compressor! that is if you have (or are willing to) pay that kinda $$.. Myself, I have more important things to spend my $$ on.
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Spot on, buy a spare compressor and some parts. A tad over a grand for both with a Carette filter, two is one... You can currently purchase four of these duplicitous setups to provide continuous air for about the same cost as an Alkin delivered (220 wiring +$).
Another thought, if you're running 300 bar you'll need cascading tanks to make that fancy compressor function efficiently (+$). Broken in, a Hong Seng will fill an empty Leshiy 2 with 300cc bottle to 300 bar in a tad over two minutes. Simple math.
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Keep it cool and it will last longer - If you ad ice to the cooling water it will keep the temp. at exactly 0 degrees C until all the ice is melted
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I figure (just like a hand pump) I will have to get to know the compressor inside & out... No big deal! I'm mechanically inclined... I don't figure the top of the line compressors would be any different though..
Thanks alot for the tips & advice! I have the royal purple syn ordered & always have plenty of ice on hand.
Thanks alot for the tips & advice! I have the royal purple syn ordered & always have plenty of ice on hand.
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I have the YH with the auto shut off. Going on 2 years now without a problem. 5 gallons of water are not required unless it is very warm or you are running a long haul on it. Mine is kept in the basement and I use a 3 gallon bucket for my water. You need to make sure the cheap water pump that comes with it is turn to Max flow (both compressor I have had pumps set to the minimum flow rate when I got them. Once I start shooting and need a fill I turn on the water pump and leave it running until I'm done shooting and filling and the temp has returned to room temp (usually about 15 to 20 minutes after the last fill) I change the oil once or twice a year (depending on usage) as I'm only filling 3 50cc pistol tanks and 2 185cc rifle tanks and 1 125cc rifle tanks. My longest fill time on the rifle is 45 to 50 seconds. The pistols are 30 seconds tops. I open the moisture need screw after every use and run the compressor for 30 seconds to bleed the moisture.
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I have aYong Heng I cracked a part on the Burst Seal took 6 weeks to get another so I got a Spritec for a back up
it works but will not hold a candle to the Yong Heng
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I bought a GX CS3 on Amazon for a little under $500. I got it a year ago and have been using it heavily ever since. Probably around 50 hours of pumping up my Prophet to 300 bar.
So far, it has performed flawlessly.
If you don't let it get hot, I think it will last quite a while. I only let it run for 3 to 5 minutes at a time and then let the fan run until cool before resuming.
So far, it has performed flawlessly.
If you don't let it get hot, I think it will last quite a while. I only let it run for 3 to 5 minutes at a time and then let the fan run until cool before resuming.
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I'm approaching 2 years on my YH and it is working great. I filled guns with it initially but I got a used firemans 45 minute Scott tank and thus most of my use has been refilling my tank. I don't think this over stresses the YH at all. It started to get slower at it so I addressed a small air leak I had noticed earlier and it is now back to doing it in 15-20 minutes. I've added a computer radiator to mine to help it keep cool and I've used Nuvair oil in it since day one. In the summer I add 3 frozen drink bottles to the water with water wetter. If you add some additional filtration to make sure you're delivering dry air, use good oil, and control your run times to keep the temperature low (manual says 75 C, I control to 60 C) it seems like you can use a YH for guns or tanks. YH seems like a bargain to me.
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