Best PCP Compressor Review
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2019
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Being a machine engineer, the ebay special is easier to service and to me seems a good option. I would use coolant designed for aluminium engines to prevent corrosion and pitting or at least distilled water and definitely keep filters clean to prevent getting mayo in your gun. If you fill a tank first, any oil water mixture will sit in the bottom and is less likely to get into your gun if it gets past your filters. For any noobs, compressors always generate water and so requires filtering out.
Andy, your reviews are always helpful and this one is, by far, the best for pcp fans. There are always going to be other makes of compressors that you could have included, but this gave excellent, broad advice on likely prices etc. Thanks for all of your reviews.
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So, after almost 2 years, how the Ebay Special compressor you own is keeping up? Is it still working fine? Thanks in advance.
After almost 2 years, how is that Amazon Special compressor holding up?
2 years on my Ebay special and no issues. I change the oil every season and keep the filters clean. I have three gun cylinders I fill and and average about 3 fills a month. Always run water through these even for a top off as they will build temp way too fast. I did wrap my stainless air tubes with copper wire for additional heat dispersion and that help cool them off a bit. Also leave the water pump running after shutting down the unit as they don't bleed heat well and leaving the water running for an additional 5 or 10 minutes will help dissipate extra heat
What exact oil are you using for this?
Link for ebay special?
What is the condition now?
Good to know how it's doing please as considering buying one
Excellent, informational video. You covered all of the ones I was looking at. Taking my scuba tanks for a 2 hour drive is a pain. I think the Air Venturi Nomad is for me. Thanks again for the thorough review!
I know this video is a year old by the time I’ve seen it but still very knowledgeable for a novice ( Beginner) like me. I am now going into a year with my PCP world and I tell you this to all of you beginners ,,,,,,, you can by any PCP air Gun or Rifle but what you don’t realize when you start is,,,,,,,,,, you need ,no you WANT a reliable compressor! And looking around I want one that can be used regularly and weekly ,monthly into years to come! Just don’t want to carry around a bucket of water. Thanks for the information you posted very knowledgeable 🙂
Andy, Greetings! Thank you for taking the time on reviewing the compressors, It really help me to understand the difference on quality and especially on parts and labor taking your word an owner and honest opinion. It really help us all.
Can you do a review on this compressor... is the
Air Venturi EC-3000 Compressor by Hill ...Thank you!
Brilliant review as always mate, with lots of great info...Thanks for all the hard work and effort that goes into these video!
I am looking into purchasing the Nomad II...So your review helped a lot!
Cheers, Mark
I bought the Yong Heng compressor from Ebay and paid same as you did and the coolant pipe work is more extensive and the plastic tube on yours are silicon on mine (no kinks), BRILLIANT review sir Thanks
Great video thanks for sharing .At my work they use Haskell air driven pumps for up to 400bar , so if you had a small air compressor this feeds the Haskell air pump which then gives you up to 400bar output .
Thank you Andy. You have helped me settle on the Nomad. Great review.
thank you Andy. My wife and i have obtained our FAC certificates and are exploring the purchase of a PCP air rifle. your reviews are much appreciated. best wishes, Douglas
Thanks Andy this was a really enjoyable and informative video, probably your best one yet.
The best HPA compressor review that I've found! Great job!
Excellent video Andy. Very informative, and well worth the time and effort.
Of people who make reviews if they see many .. some sponsored others not, whatever you are of these, your work is impartial, precise and detailed.
great work, top!
Now i now why i am not a fan of PCP rifles, the hassle and expensive of filling them unless you live close to a gunshop
is just not worth it for me.
I don't use my airguns often enough to justify the expense of the gear required to fill them at home.
Thanks for making us aware of the pro's and cons of available compressors.
I have a "e bay special "it has worked very well for the past year, no problems at all 😁👍
Can i get "e bay special "compressor information?
@@dreamofblueturtle go on Ebay and search cp compressors. Mine was made by Davvy but there are tons of Chinese compressors on the bay
@@stefanw5894 Thank you for your favor
Careful tho cause most are scammers
The Yong Heng eBay special is the best for the money. Mine is 2 years old and going strong.
Good and informative video for me Andy, as I have not yet gotten into PCP rifles, and am seriously considering doing so.
Thank you!
Just came across your video & I have a Yong Heng & have been using it for a year now, have around 50 hrs of use on it. I been using to fill my 3 guns along with a 3LT tank, I just ordered a 6.5 LT tank last week since I have started to do more shooting.
free hint from someone used to trying to make plastic pipes work. Cable tie round the kink forces it to become round again, a few in close proximity allows a bend without the pipe kinking itself half-shut.
Yong Heng ebay special... over 3 years so far only one issue.. Had to replace the power relay under the cover... About your temp gauge.. look at the front of ther handle and back of the cylinder there is a place to put the end of the sensor for accurate temp reading.. These pumps are awesome/... Mine fills my Marauder in less than a minute!..from 2000 to 3000 PSI..Paid 303.00 for mine in Feb of 2017. Love it!!
I ran a yong Heng for well over a year. They require constant attention and have a very dirty output suggesting multiple air filters after compression which I did. You can never run them without circulating cold water. There is also a very explicit start stop procedure. I had well over 30 hours use and it needed a high-pressure piston head. After that replacement it is again running just fine with constant attention.
What you don’t have here is probably the most intelligent compressor. The Omega series. I have the basic one and already well over 10 hours on it which again is quite a lot of air for a single person. The only maintenance is an occasional bit of grease. Truly exceptional and also the quietest with virtually no maintenance. It did not even come with air filter so I put A good one on it.
The basic one? I guess you mean one of the ones bigger than their Trail Charger, which I was thinking of getting, but I'll have to save for a while as it is pricey.. Only thing I worry about is with this trade war, the price may climb. Sounds like you really like your model, so I hope mine is just as good when I get it.
Very useful review with a nice touch of humor to entertain the audience. Very good work pal. Greetings from Brazil.
I have the Air Venturi compressor. After two years of use, I found it would only charge up to 1,000 psi. After doing some internet searches and conversations with Pyramyd Air, I discovered that the stainless steel reed valve on the second stage had burned a pin-hole through it. This was caused by carbon building up on the reed valve, and the over-heated carbon burning a hole through the reed valve. Bottom line, I should have used a better quality oil designed specifically for high pressure compressors. I was able to replace the reed valve myself. Pyramyd Air had the correct reed valve in stock. I noticed a small amount of corrosion on the cooling system internals, even though I had been using distilled water. Now I am using a radiator coolant and distilled water mix. I am also using a better quality oil. My Air Venturi is working fine now. Overall, I am satisfied with my Air Venturi compressor. I should have started out with better oil, and used radiator coolant.
What exact oil are you using for this?
Excellent review on all of these compressors! I have the Nomad II and fill up my 3 x Ninja Pro V2 SLP Aluminum 3000 PSI 13 Cubic Inch tanks. I usually just fill them up one right after the other and each take about 10 min each to fill to 3000 PSI. I never give the Nomad time to cool down, but after watching this video, I will give it at least 5 to 7 min to cool down a bit by letting the fan run while it's running on idle to cool down faster. Thanks again for the great review!
Yeah not a bad idea letting it cool a bit will never hurt it and only help
Love the Caterham in the background
You based in Nottingham based on draper Nottingham nice to see someone else from my area definitely a great video and very informative
I think you undersold the ebay special, you could according to the aforementioned retailer purchase the compressor and a tank for less than the cost of any of the other units mentioned.
Enjoyed the review.
Im a brit living in the states,bought a Yong Heng 4500 psi compressor (ebay special) about 2 years ago,runs like a charm,herd that bearings wear on piston crank,rebuild piston+kit cost around $26,ive fitted a water,molecular filter,fills my FX Streamline. 22 in under 2 minutes,my temp gauge batteries died last year,so need replacing.
Overall good value,if it lasts 3 to 4 years can just buy another.
Thank you for the advice sir. This video has helped me make a feasible choice .
Andy, thank you for a very comprehensive review. I've contemplating a compressor for a while and the work you put into this is invaluable. Like Giles, could you let me know where you got the hoist from please? Got some early morning alarms coming up :)
Greatest review of anything ever I have seen. I wish all people do reviews same way. Well done mate!
Another excellent review ! Thank you Andy.
Well worth the view. Thanks for explaining these models.
i took a punt at the ebay special after watching this and am amazed how good it is . also compared to the joke price of the nomad 2 its the bargain of the year . thanks AAR for giving me the confidence to buy one
great review Andy, thanks for sharing!
this week(19/11/21) I bought an Ejoyous High Pressure Air Pump Electric High Pressure Air Compressor Pump 4500PSI / 30MPA, 300BAR High Pressure Air Pump, Portable PCP Air Compressor off Amazon uk, for £133 quid...its basically the same as the "ebay special"...
it requires 2 LR44 watch batteries to power the temp gauge, and i ordered No 46 hydraulic oil but will use synthetic iso 100 compressor oil in the future after reading the comments here...
the temp sensor is supposed to be placed in a hole at the back of the cooling cylinder...
i found my water hoses were also kinked and will have to put them in a bowl of hot waters to get them right again...
i worked out that if it manages 26 bottle fills it will have paid for its self!
great video Andy i feel better with my purchase after watching this!
Hi Andy me and my dad have been using the eBay special for a year now filling a 7 litre bottle and fingers crossed it has been fine.. I would definitely recommend it... Great video big thanks
I would definitely upgrade to a better oil/water separator with the eBay special compressor, around £80 , but none of these seem to have very good oil/water separators tbh , but if go for the Heng Yang eBay special faster then the others to fill gun, and can full small/medium tanks in 30 minn runs
What do you mean by 'oil/water separator' as a compressor engineer to me this is something that takes any oil that's carried over into the condenser out of the water that's created when air is compressed, it has no effect on how the compressor runs, it's a legal requirement to stop oil going down the drain.
Just got the Nomad 2 as starting to shoot again at home ! Damned you know what buggered up club shooting, so don’t fancy having to visit diving centres to fill tanks and have been told it will take an age to fill the bottle on my Dreamline with a hand pump. But I also intend to purchase a hand pump just in case you know WHO uses an EMP ! Really enjoy these reviews, keep them coming.
Very nice reviews. A lot of work. Just ordered on Amazon the same as Hatsan Spark except cheaper and comes with inverter. It got great reviews too. Cheers from sunny Florida.
Great review and quality info ! Just got the ebay special after MUCH disappointment with Hatsan Spark. Thanks Andy. Well Done!! W
I have one from Amazon the young hang and have used it for about 2 years now and no problem. But I do change the oil quite often. And added a mechanical filter to remove moisture. Which I think is a must.
I have also an Ebay special. Great little compressor. I add some vehicle anti freeze to the cooling water, to prevent corrosion . brilliant little bit of kit.
Just Don't use Toyota factory brand anti freeze; it will deteriorate gaskets!!!
Great video. Something I have to ponder as I get further into PCPs. For the moment my 68 old body finds my Hill’s pump an interesting upper body exercise.
Same opinion from Belgium ! I'm only 48 ! 🤝🍻
YOU SIR, DO THE BEST REVIEWS BY FAR, BRILLIANT. FIRST CLASS EVERY TIME. MICK FROM SURREY.
Great comprehensive vid! Thanks Andy
Ebay special with auto cutoff. I also added a larger water filter that drains off the bottom. Using mine for 2 years runs fine summer it does drain off some water through the larger filter. Also my temp gauge works just fine.
Yes please keep us updated about the eBay special! Iam looking for a tuxing TXES031 just because it's cheap and I trust it will work proper.
Excellent review. I think the eBay special will be the eventual winner. The quality will improve with time. The price may decrease further if shipping expenses could be reduced. Its current price is the same as a Hill's manual pump
Thanks for the time you spend on your reviews. Learning allot thx
Hi Andy it’s 3 years since this review and the last one you did on a compressor pumps was for the BSA pump. Just thought, I’d mention that I’ve just purchased a GX CS2 pump, and thought it might be worth a mention. As they are exactly what is inside the BSA branded box. But without the cover and at a fraction of the price. The BSA one is basically the GX CS3 version which BSA have their branding put on.
In the interests of us penny pinching air gun enthusiasts, it would be nice to see you reviewing the very affordable GX CS2 version of the pump.
I recently purchased the Amazon Brand compressor. Yes, it's not the most user friendly unit, but for the price it does the job. It is a pain in the neck plugging in the water pump but the system fills my air guns and extra tanks just fine. Just need to keep an eye on the unit to make sure it doesn't overheat. This far it's done the job. Oh and it's 110.ac / 220.ac if desired.
Great review,must have taken hours of effort to do so thanks very much,I very much enjoyed your clear and concise explanations.
Very informative review. My interest was the eBay Special, which is being sold in the US by a number of vendors. None of them offer any warranty, but the pump has the cooling feature which is well thought-out and uses that inexpensive aquarium pump. It has been favorably mentioned in forum posts and I believe it’s the one I will buy. Recently the piece of junk I bought via Alibaba failed. It had issues upon arrival and I doubt I put 10 hours on it. It very much resembles another Yong Heng being sold on Amazon for $269. This pump also appears under major brand names, but I won’t be fooled again.
Nice review, I wish you would have shown the Nomad's battery option. When I go to the field I just pop open the hood of my truck, hook up the battery cables and fill my guns as needed right there in the field.
Thank you for this well-explained and well-presented information. At least I now know what I don't want. Much appreciated.
Nice review of a few of the options available to the PCP Airgunner. Much emphasis needs to be put upon keeping the heat below the manufacturers recommended threshold. I think that heat and incorrect choice of lubricants is the main cause of shortened compressor life. The K30 seems to be a lot like the Hatsan Spark, and Benjamin Traveler. I think that Airgunners should be reminded to avoid running these little compressors for intervals of 20 minutes or more, with at least 30-40 minutes of time to cool off. Another consideration might be important, and that is to remove the load from the compressor prior to shutting it off. As I believe that the sudden stoppage of the crankshaft, and conrod/piston assembly under a significant load, could be a source of excessive wear to the associated parts. Another consideration should be to changing the oil where applicable as soon as it begins to to get cloudy.
Thanks for the time and effort to make this useful video. And thanks to the other folks who have posted their experiences with the various compressors. It's very useful to be able to compare the various designs and their success or failure to provide value to the consumer.
Very informative video, lots of great options reviewed! I stuck with an economically priced unit from Amazon, should have it next week, possibly before my new gun even arrives, ha. 🤪
Pete 🇨🇦
Many thanks for reassuring us that the physical state of ones health wasn't just me after using a handpump. Now I'm out of hospital I invested in one of those Chinese eBay ones for £160 - Life is good now.
Love the Lotus picture on the wall, however my brief elation was quickly soured by the misaligned wooden tongue-in-groove unions in the corners.
Nice job of presenting these compressor options, now I am more confused than ever, but leaning toward the air Venturi.
I have an ebay-special, mine is a little better spec but essentially the same ( temp probe has a hole to go into on the vertical cylinder, water pump plugs into the pump itself for 12v power, and the vertical cylinder has better cooling fins ). For the price, it's great- very fast to fill, simple to operate, and far less effort than a hand pump ( my old hand pump is shot, not worth repairing ). If you're on a budget I would certainly consider it over the more expensive options- you could buy 3 or 4 for the price of the next cheapest competitor.
Andy a fantastic video . very helpful. PLEASE let us know how that little "E-Bay Special" is holding up!!!
So ! I'm happy with my Hill hand pump ( sport is good ) 😁 and no more comments ! Thanks from Belgium ! 👍🤝🍻😉
The air pump is only to be used as a last resort, like WTSHTF , when pumping you will feel like , well you know, like 💩! A lot to be said about springers but I enjoy both ! Love watching your show , you are a hoot !
A shame that the Hills unit wasn't yet available. I look forward to hearing about that one at some stage.
Great advice! I just bought to yong heng and think it’ll suit my needs best. Texan SS.308 with 4600 psi upgrade kit from AAO.
I use an Air Venturi hand pump to pump my Edgun Leshiy pcp.
Less than 2 strokes per pellet, and it shoots a one hole group at 10 meters.
And it is 30 plus miles to the nearest pumping station.
Good video Andy .. very informative.. thanks 👍🏻👍🏻
excellent review of a very itntresting topic, thanks Mate!
Long but we'll worth watching. Thanks!
Brilliant video thanks very much for the information I am hoping to buy a new FAC air rifle which you also reviewed 👍🏻great job keep it up
Would be nice if someone did a video on couplers and different types of fittings , it’s a mine field trying to work out what you need when you have bought your air tank or compressor, thanks for the video ,, Shane uk 🇬🇧
Just bought one from Pickering guns north York's, cheaper than EBay, and demonstrate set up for me very helpful.
Nice "JING ZUAN" sticker on Nomad II...same as on Yong Heng...wouldn't be surprised if they both are made in the same factory
Not the Same as the Nomad,,,are you MAD?
A whole lot of tech is like that. It wouldn't be remotely unusual.
My Ebay special is running now since 2017 with only minor issues early on but the chinese seller was great and send spares via express.
Sideshowbobx also the nice thing about them is there’s plenty of places to get parts and complete rebuild kits, plus they’re really simple to work on. Really can’t go wrong with one. Oh and Walmart is now selling the Yong Heng with the optional three year warranty.
After months of handpumping, I got myself the Chinese compressor!!!! What luxury! My first impression was why did I buy this again? 'cause it took just minutes to fill my smallest gun tank. But I still remember the pain staking Hatsan tank that took a split time filling it up because of the large capacity and I was careful with my new compressor, it got hot. maybe it had to run the engine in a bit. It's working fine now.
Andy I love all your videos,, informative, joyful, interesting, factual,, THANK YOU Sir,, Helps me make good decisions,,,
Great video Andy, may I offer some advice when talking air containers. The easy way to remember the correct term for any particular container is as follows:
Tanks have lids
Bottles have corks
Cylinders have valves.
Keep up the good work.
I also bought the Chinese yong heng compressor .. brilliant and super rapid for my Huben K1 .300 bar. Scary alarm when up to pressure cut off.
I payed a little more and got me a Yong heng, basically the same as an "Ebay-special" but better water hoses and some other improvements like an owners manual in english that tell you that the probe for the temperature gauge should be inserted in the hole on the cylinder. 😊 I did not follow the recommendations to use iso 46 aw hydraulic oil but used a high quality synthetic iso 100 compressor oil which can withstand the temperatures reached in the second stage of compressing to avoid carbon build-up on the second stage piston.
CLEVER MOVE.
I too went with the YH model one year ago. I'm also using the Royal Purple Synfilm Recip. 100 compressor oil. The unit has been amazing and fills my gun in a consistent 2 minutes flat. You absolutely have to use the water cooling when running the pump regardless of air temp. I have my whole unit in a cabinet with a slideout shelf all contained and I couldn't be happier, especially after hearing your horror stories on the expensive models.
I figured I can fix about anything myself "if" I had problems or buy 8 more for the money of a more expensive model. Take all the steps I mentioned above, get a large water/air separator and maintain your unit well and I thing the YH is hard to beat!
Excellent review Andy!!!!!!!
@@AZBADBOYz doing the same here, have 5 very big bottle fills so far....biggest issue is moisture, im in dry california, yet it squeses lots of moisture out of the air, so i have added a dryfilter like the hill pump have on the intake, 2 big filters on the output, and finally the included little filter it came with.....im contemplating setting it up right now, as both my tanks are at 200bar...ohh also running royal purple oil...biggest issue is the time it takes to set up and i like to put ice in my water bucket which complicates the whole thing more
Walmart is now selling the Yong Heng and you can get a 3 year warranty through them too.
Same here, and same oil, too. Pretty happy with that compressor so far.
I have two of the eBay special the crank on the first one ceased up but was able to er-pared it at home and used it for another year then it started to leak water in to the air gun .replaced the top end and its fine . the second one is still going strong just service every 40 fills with 100% synthetic oil and I shoot every day . Roy
i didn't see anyone else ask, so i will . yes please do more on the E bay special. i and wanting to fill my own 4500 SCBA bottles and i am looking for the less expensive route
Great and very helpful review andy.
yong heng works for me for a year now using powermate px compressor oil and rainwater for cooling.
Hi Andy, I have just purchased a TUXING 12 volt / mains compressor from Amazon which was £239. Like most of the compressors you reviewed it is from China and has a separate transformer but came with a three pin plug. It is fairly noisy in use but doesn’t need a separate cooling system. In fact it appears to be very similar to the one you reviewed at £500. This is not to gloat, but measly to offer a less expensive alternative for those of us on a budget and an alternative to a divers bottle at a comparable price. I hope this will be of use to you and my fellow shooters.
eBay special all day long into the second year now and still going strong 💪 buy a bigger water pump add antifreeze to the water unbelievable bit of kit great video
3&1/2 years for Me it's great I change the oil regular & put a bigger aquarium pump on it and made the water pump hose to a larger diameter it works even better now and keeps it Ice cold ❄ distilled water from Tesco £1.50 2ltr highly recommend, fresh oil every 6mts and it work great best option IMHO
Good Job! Thank you...seem not one fits all...and seems other manufacturers will fill those gaps with more innovations...I'm looking for a compressor but will wait to see if there is more evolution.
I have a hills compressor brilliant to fill your gun and air bottles just sent it to be serviced which i find is a great pick up and drop off
yong heng almost 3 years ..perfect!
Gary Stratton hi can u fill 80 cubic feet cylinder with this n how much time will it take even after resting
I'd take an Ebay Special any day.
Read someone have had one broken quite quickly - but that can happen with anything and to anyone. Gotta just take care you get the best and most suitable fluids for it.
I just love the more simplicity of it (an assumption by just looking at it). If it breaks - you then probably got a chance to fix it yourself. I do not mind at all the "open cooling system" it has - nor the 240V only.
Would personally not hesitate buying one .. whenever I first get bought my very first PCP airgun.😁
and don't over run it max fill time is around 30mins, and change the oil when it discolours also better to get a better oil/water separator around £80 on eBay/Amazon ,then it'll last
Great video. Really helpful. Thanks
Wonderfully done thank you 👏
Hi andy i bought the ebay special and it works brilliant it fills my pcp airguns in seconds less than a minute and the temperature gauge is not problem as we know that the cost of the manufacturing industry in China is probably the cheapest in the world and i paid £129.00 pounds sterling for it and you do get a lot of bang for your buck the quality of build is good and would pay for itself in the end and more for this money it is well worth the investment and you could buy 3 for the price of 1 nomad or smk k30 compressors I believe less is sometimes more because mine doesn't have the automatic turn of and i am happy with that because you should not leave any air compressor unattended anyway when in use the problem with automatic turn of switches is they break so food for thought when buying a air compressor excellent review as always and keep up the good work we are humanity hominids ascending from our true ancestors the great apes migration colonisation time evolution civilisation the material field the status quo but please remember not to give a chimpanzee a live hand grenade because it will pull the pin lol
I've appreciated your video's as I have gotten further into this hobby. But I would be very curious to see an update on the Ebay Special!
Andy seems like he doesn't see our comments... 😩😩😩
Thank you Andy,for These verry informative Video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I've had that little blue eBay compressor and it does surprisingly great I had it for about a year then someone stole it I just ordered another one and I feel like it definitely beats both box ones if you don't mind the water setup
I have a warrior gen 2. Quick, not to loud, mid range price, and works for the personal use. Here in 🇨🇦, its $550. Good option IMO
Nice reviews. Very thorough.
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