The compressor has an XT60 plug that makes it easy to connect. When you want to connect a 12v wire to a 110v power source, it doesn’t take long. ready for you to connect: The power supply is already set u.
About 5 kgs, it’s small and has a built-in fan to keep it cool.
If you have a tank less than 0.6L, this can charge up to 4500psi.
You don’t need to add any oil for lubrication, and there’s a built-in fan to keep the machine cool.
Plug in the wire, press the fan button, and press the compressor button. It’s very simple to use.
Orcair’s 12v pcp air compressor is easy to use because it has a plug.
He’s so cute.
It can’t be used to fill very big bottles, but if you use common sense, you can charge multiple times and fill any bottle with it. I filled a 66 cu ft bottle with it because I love PCP air rifles so much. To do that from zero psi, you’ll need a lot of sessions. If you keep an eye on the temperature and give it enough time to cool down in between, it will work out just fine. How many sessions does it take to refill the bottle after a good day of shooting? It usually takes 4 or 5 sessions spread out over a 1 or 2 day time frame. There are 20 oz. tipman bottles that I have, so I run it for about 20 minutes on the first run. Then I let it cool off, and run another 10 minutes on the 3000 psi with about another 10 minutes of run time. When the pressure is already high, it gets hot faster, so keep an eye on the temps. When I put my Mega Pitbull Bulldog in the tank, it goes from 1500 to 3000 psi in about 12 minutes. My Hatsan PCPs go from 1000-1500 psi to 3000 psi in about the same amount of time. Charges the Umarex Origin in about 8 minutes or less, depending on how much pressure is in the rifle at the time. It needs to rest and cool down after each rifle, unless it’s just a light top off.
It isn’t very quiet. All right. Fans are used to keep it cool, and they make a noise like a jet engine when they’re running. The pump itself doesn’t make a lot of noise. It’s like some of the 12 volt compressors that you can plug into your car’s cigarette lighter, except that the stroke is a little longer. There are two things going on at the same time: the pump and the fan. You don’t want them both running at the same time.
There were some things I could do to my own to make it better. Inside, there is a 12 volt motor from a little Razor scooter that was sold about 15 years ago. It had a little chain on it that went to the back wheel. I’m sure that if it ever breaks, replacements can be bought for a very low price ($30 or so on amazon right now). That looks like a 1.5″ air cylinder with four ports. Using copper tubing, two ports are connected. One is the inlet, which has a small piece of bronze or brass filter. The other port is connected to a manifold with another piece of copper pipe. The manifold has a pressure gauge that doesn’t read in PSI, but lights up in the dark when it’s hit by a bright light. This is how it works. An oring is on the threads where it is screwed into the outlet. You can’t remove the bolt to open the vent valve because it has a flat side. I really wish there was a light to show the pressure gauge, but it’s not a big deal. I didn’t want to keep the gage. I used a pcp psi gauge instead. Pressure gauge: I also have the wiring for a pressure gauge that can be used to turn off the pump at a certain psi on the way from China. I’ll wire it in. There is a cheap temperature monitor on it with a cheap little temperature sensor that costs a lot. If this doesn’t work, again, a quick search shows many for less than $5. I will add a 3rd switch so that I can turn on the temperature monitor without turning on the fan next. This is how the temperature sensor was attached to the underside of the cylinder: with zip ties. The fan would be able to blow on it. Hopefully, this will help it last longer. I moved the thermometer so that it would be more accurate and hopefully save some pump life, too. It was clearly warmer than where it was. It was also warmer than where it was.
When I first got it, I used it to fill rifles and tanks at 3000 psi. When I opened the bleed valve to remove the rifle, I would disconnect the hose with about 100 psi still in it. It was very moist when I did this. In order to get rid of as much moisture as possible on the infeed side, I bought a blue water filter housing that usually goes under the sink and a gallon jug of desiccant, which is used to remove water from the air. When I took off the brass or bronze inlet filter on the cylinder, I replaced it with a quick connect for hoses. I put a matching connector on the filter, and then I attached the hose between both parts of the filter. This dramatically cut the amount of water that comes out of the hose after it has been charged. Black $40 40 mpa filters were the next thing I bought. I also bought a few short blue aluminum filters for $20. I can’t see any moisture going to the tank or rifle now. Use the big ones on the bottle, the full filling of rifles, and the blue ones on top offs. This is how I do it.
Using oil- and grease-free compressors keeps the oil and grease from getting into the air that comes out of the compressor. To get water or grease or oil, you’ll need to filter the air out of your compressor. Filters would need to be bought with any system you use, no matter what type of compressor it is. I don’t think you should use these compressors and filters to breathe air. A few dollars here or there isn’t worth killing myself or destroying my lungs to save.
There are other types of compressors that I haven’t used, but I can take this one with me in the truck if I need to. Most other ones I saw needed 120 volts. The other 12vdc compressors are basically the same as this one, but more expensive and a little different. They will have the same problems that I did, though. Water is the most common at high pressures. People don’t want PCP rifles to get wet, because that’s not good.
Because they charge two hundred seventy five dollars, it’s worth every penny, no matter how much you pay. As a backup, I bought a second one. I could fill multiple rifles at once, or I could keep going while the other one cooled down. I’m going to change it in the same way as the first one.
