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bandg
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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November 01, 2018, 07:33:09 AM »
Any updates?
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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November 02, 2018, 12:32:28 PM »
Quote from: bandg on November 01, 2018, 07:33:09 AM
Any updates?
I’ll put up an update, lol. I notified Hatsan on why i didn’t get sent a letter telling me of the coolant fitting upgrade, and it was because I bought thru a vendor, and not direct from them. They emailed me asking me to take pics of what the compressor had(I guess some models were already updated prior to shipping them to customers) and mine turned out to be a candidate for the new fitting. Just received it two days ago, along with a coupon code to use and get $50 off my next purchase thru hatsan, just for the trouble of me doing the work. Thought that was kind of cool.
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Beeman RX1 in 20 cal
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Benjamin Synrod in 25 cal- hillairgun parts all over- Huma regulated and at 50 ft. lbs.
Benjamin PRod- hillairgun and Screwerk parts all over. 24 ft. lbs.
Airhog 88 Cu Ft CF tank kit
Hatsan Hercules Bully 30 cal w/ FX STX liner system
2004 Alkin W31 Mariner- Big thnx to Gene @ ATP!
Regman Tethering reg- ATP is the bomb!
FX Wildcat MK2 in 30 caliber 88 ft. Lbs.
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1993 Dodge 1stGen Diesel die hard
bandg
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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Reply #42 on:
November 02, 2018, 01:06:25 PM »
Seems like very nice involvement from Hatsan. Compressor still functioning well with no issues?
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Bigragu
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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Reply #43 on:
November 03, 2018, 02:36:40 AM »
Yes, so far still working as it’s suppose to.
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USA, CA, in the foothills
Beeman RX1 in 20 cal
Benjamin Titan NP in 22 cal
Benjamin Synrod in 25 cal- hillairgun parts all over- Huma regulated and at 50 ft. lbs.
Benjamin PRod- hillairgun and Screwerk parts all over. 24 ft. lbs.
Airhog 88 Cu Ft CF tank kit
Hatsan Hercules Bully 30 cal w/ FX STX liner system
2004 Alkin W31 Mariner- Big thnx to Gene @ ATP!
Regman Tethering reg- ATP is the bomb!
FX Wildcat MK2 in 30 caliber 88 ft. Lbs.
FX Wildcat MK2 25 caliber 65 ft. Lbs.
FX MK2 Impact 25/30- dedicated target gun
FX Impact MK2 22- dedicated target gun compliments of ERowe
LCS SK19 30 caliber 93 ft. Lbs
1993 Dodge 1stGen Diesel die hard
bandg
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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Reply #44 on:
November 03, 2018, 10:34:12 AM »
Thanks, good to know. I did do a post asking about the Lightning on another facebook compressor group. The vendor involved in the Mark Nagel compressor failure responded that he has sold several units and all others were working normally. He also stated his shop uses one daily and had at that time filled over 20 large tanks from empty with no issues experienced. Certainly seems that the Lightning should have a similar reliability to the AV since they appear to have a common architecture and those have been recommended by quite a few people. Hope you continue to enjoy your compressor. Thanks for info.
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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November 03, 2018, 07:07:39 PM »
That's what I have noted, if you get a good compressor, you're prob good to go. If you don't get a good compressor, unless it's a superficial issue like the cooling fan heat shield being assembled wrong or shipping related damage, you're going to have major problems.
My Lightning overheated from the start, literally overheating during break which I abbreviated after watching temps climbing rapidly. I used what seemed to be the preferred compressor oil, Royal Purple and the recommended antifreeze in the right mixture range. I reported the problem via phone voicemail from which I never ever received a call back from Hatsan. I filed a customer service report the same day and waited and waited and waited. Six days later I get an email that advised I should "check the compressor over carefully". No real help, you would think service would know exactly what would make
their product
overheat, or at least Hatsan would care enough to find out from the company that assembled these compressors what to check for.
I got far more quality help from comparing my compressor and its behavior with two other guys with working compressors over the phone and internet than I ever did from Hatsan. Hatsan service for me was a joke and pretty much a waste of time. Finally, Hatsan approved my suggestion to test the temperature gauge. I found it was reading 14 - 15 degrees too low meaning it was overheating even worse than the temperature gauge made it seem. Finally, Hatsan recognized that something was wrong and issued an RMA. I returned the compressor and have been waiting since Oct 24 for some kind of resolution, but seem to be stuck in another one of these long periods of time where there is no contact or input from Hatsan.
Extremely frustrated and incredibly disappointed in Hatsan for the treatment I've experienced.
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bandg
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Re: my Hatsan Lightning
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November 04, 2018, 12:25:29 PM »
Sorry to hear of their poor response with you. Seems some have had this level response and others have received treatment above and beyond what was needed. Certainly odd. Hope you get it worked out.
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