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 Post subject: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 9:25 am 
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Good morning all..
I went around BRANDON MANITOBA yesterday looking for anyone who could fill a tank.
3 welding gas shops all send their tanks to Winnipeg, with a week turnaround.

Even tried the fire extinguisher guys. Nope. Only low pressure.

Only other thought would be the fire college.

So I am looking at compressors, maybe a decent one to fill larger tanks for others.

Any suggestions ?

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:10 am 
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Maybe start with Wes over at Airgun & Archery Fun. He is located in SK, so closest retailer to you.

https://airgunarcheryfun.ca/pcp-compres ... psi-30mpa/

I have always found him helpful.

Or maybe the guys at AGS in ON.

https://www.airgunsource.ca/us/accessor ... mpressors/

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:44 am 
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Do you have a local SCUBA diving shop? A friend of mine would get his PCP tank filled at a dive shop.


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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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TCooper wrote:
Do you have a local SCUBA diving shop? A friend of mine would get his PCP tank filled at a dive shop.
Thanks for the reply !

4 hours round trip to the scuba store.

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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I just bought a compressor from Wesb.
Seems to work just fine.

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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Daryl wrote:
I just bought a compressor from Wesb.
Seems to work just fine.
Hi Daryl, which one ?

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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The Xisico. He had 2 of them, now out, I guess.
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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:33 pm 
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There's a lot of fairly cheap reasonable-quality compressors on the market now. AGS does not stock this (currently) but they occasionally do. Right now I only see it on Amazon:

Search Amazon (or Google) for: GX Portable PCP Air Compressor,4500Psi/30Mpa,Oil-Free


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I bought this almost a year ago. Runs really well, so far, and seems well-built.


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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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Have anyone have any experience with some of the higher duty cycle units ?
I do have an AL 40 tank I wouldn't mind filling and using

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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I've been renting a nitrogen tank from Praxaair here locally, but at only one 200 pound tank per year + the rental, that's $260.00 per year.
I've had it 2 years now, or is it 3?
In 3 years, that's more than a compressor shipped to me from Sask, so I bought the compressor. No more tanks and this one goes back next week.

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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Daryl wrote:
I've been renting a nitrogen tank from Praxaair here locally, but at only one 200 pound tank per year + the rental, that's $260.00 per year.
I've had it 2 years now, or is it 3?
In 3 years, that's more than a compressor shipped to me from Sask, so I bought the compressor. No more tanks and this one goes back next week.
What's the charge pressure in the tank from praxxair?

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 10:00 pm 
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I have started looking into compressor's, but it sounds like the smaller and cheaper one's (such as the $650 units) are really only designed to fill the small tank/reservoir buillt into the airgun. They aren't designed for filling a large 20, 30, 40, liter tank. As I understand, doing this would quickly ruin the compressor from overload, or it would take several days to fill due to short sessions running the compressor, followed by cool down times.

I went to a dive shop last year and saw the unit they use to fill SCBA and SCUBA tanks, it was much bigger and looked llike something from an industrial factory.

I am sure there are other forum members far more knowledgable about compressors than I, who may reply and correct me if I am wrong.


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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 11:38 pm 
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The smaller compressors are great for filling guns and small bottles but they aren't great for bigger tanks. The max size bottle I'd top off with the Xisico is the 2 or 3l, and I would not even do that with the New Warrior or Orcair compressors. I'd stick to 0.5l or under, especially if filling to 4500psi.
The Yong Heng is the best for filling big bottles or go for one of the dual cylinder Yong heng type, they are faster and quieter than a Yong heng and fill big bottles with ease.

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
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I agree with Wesb2007 that Yong Heng or one of the clones are a good choice.

I have two clones, one which I have converted to closed-loop cooling, using an automotive heater core as radiator.
The easily fill SCBA tanks to 4500 PSI.

If you would like more information, PM or post here.

I can recommend some FB and MeWe groups as back up for information.

The clones appear to function equally well, although they can use some different parts.

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 Post subject: Re: Compressor selection
PostPosted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:52 pm 
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Kennykustom wrote:
Daryl wrote:
I've been renting a nitrogen tank from Praxaair here locally, but at only one 200 pound tank per year + the rental, that's $260.00 per year.
I've had it 2 years now, or is it 3?
In 3 years, that's more than a compressor shipped to me from Sask, so I bought the compressor. No more tanks and this one goes back next week.
What's the charge pressure in the tank from praxxair?

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The charge pressure is supposed to be 4,500PSI, however none of the tanks I got from them were ever at 4,500psi.
They ran 4,000psi to 4,300psi as-received. I've used them down to 2,500psi in my 2,900 to 3,000psi guns.
Like I noted, 200 pounds and 34 cu. feet capacity.


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