Hey man. I have the GX CS4-I compressor. Last night, I accidently bumped the grease pot about an 1/8th of a turn. I'm only about 100-200 hrs in. Do you think that little bit of a turn injected any grease? I'm so mad at myself for this.
Honestly 1/8th of a turn with 100 hours I'm sure you're fine. I've turned mine more than I should before, and it runs fine still! Cranking it a turn or two would probably be mad, but I wouldn't sweat it
@Themightymooseoutdoor87 Before I did it, I noticed that when filling my Avenger to 300bar, the pumping sound got a little louder like it was working harder. It didn't do that at first. After the accidental bump on the grease pot that went away. It sounds normal again. I made sure to do a few dead head tests right after I bumped it just to circulate any new grease that may have been introduced. All seems well now. Ironically, I had the same random power failure as you on one of my first fills after receiving the compressor. I tried twiddling wires like you, but it didn't help. I put the shielding back on and was ready to send an email to GX, and it just came on all of a sudden. I did have to email them anyway, though, because one of the needles in my guage wasn't straight. It was bent/pushed to the left. I fixed it by just pushing it down and against the zero stop pin. It lined right back up. So I told them about that and the odd power failure, and allegedly, they're sending me a new guage and power supply. 👍 They also told me to unplug the "sensor." They're said their engineers found it to be unnecessary and potentially problematic when active. That's what they chalked up the power failure to. I'm not gonna bother, but I figured I'd share that with you. I talked to them extensively. The language barrier was tough at times, but the dude was super cool. I'm hesitant to try and fill a 6.8L tank.
@BostonWhoFan515 good to know! That's the first I've heard of other people hitting that power issue. You may have just been low on grease anyway? Tough to tell, I wish it had an indicator. Ya my experiences with their customer service has been the same - they are eager to help, but language can be tricky, that's why I try to help out when I can haha.
@Themightymooseoutdoor87 the heat sensor. He said to unplug it because their "engineers" found it to be troublesome and the likely culprit of the power failure. He also said that they feel the unit is so competent that reaching such temps would be so unusual that the sensor is unnecessary. I guess unplugging it and avoiding power issues outweighs the unit overheating 🤷🏻♂️. Like I said, I didn't do it, and everything's fine. He even sent me a video on how to get to it and remove it.
Hey man. I have the GX CS4-I compressor. Last night, I accidently bumped the grease pot about an 1/8th of a turn. I'm only about 100-200 hrs in. Do you think that little bit of a turn injected any grease? I'm so mad at myself for this.
Honestly 1/8th of a turn with 100 hours I'm sure you're fine. I've turned mine more than I should before, and it runs fine still! Cranking it a turn or two would probably be mad, but I wouldn't sweat it
@Themightymooseoutdoor87 Before I did it, I noticed that when filling my Avenger to 300bar, the pumping sound got a little louder like it was working harder. It didn't do that at first. After the accidental bump on the grease pot that went away. It sounds normal again. I made sure to do a few dead head tests right after I bumped it just to circulate any new grease that may have been introduced. All seems well now. Ironically, I had the same random power failure as you on one of my first fills after receiving the compressor. I tried twiddling wires like you, but it didn't help. I put the shielding back on and was ready to send an email to GX, and it just came on all of a sudden. I did have to email them anyway, though, because one of the needles in my guage wasn't straight. It was bent/pushed to the left. I fixed it by just pushing it down and against the zero stop pin. It lined right back up. So I told them about that and the odd power failure, and allegedly, they're sending me a new guage and power supply. 👍 They also told me to unplug the "sensor." They're said their engineers found it to be unnecessary and potentially problematic when active. That's what they chalked up the power failure to. I'm not gonna bother, but I figured I'd share that with you. I talked to them extensively. The language barrier was tough at times, but the dude was super cool. I'm hesitant to try and fill a 6.8L tank.
@BostonWhoFan515 good to know! That's the first I've heard of other people hitting that power issue.
You may have just been low on grease anyway? Tough to tell, I wish it had an indicator.
Ya my experiences with their customer service has been the same - they are eager to help, but language can be tricky, that's why I try to help out when I can haha.
@BostonWhoFan515 which sensor were they referring to?
@Themightymooseoutdoor87 the heat sensor. He said to unplug it because their "engineers" found it to be troublesome and the likely culprit of the power failure. He also said that they feel the unit is so competent that reaching such temps would be so unusual that the sensor is unnecessary. I guess unplugging it and avoiding power issues outweighs the unit overheating 🤷🏻♂️. Like I said, I didn't do it, and everything's fine. He even sent me a video on how to get to it and remove it.