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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => PCP/CO2/HPA Air Gun Gates "The Darkside" => Topic started by: Sandspike on October 23, 2013, 10:33:44 PM
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I went down to Harbor Freight today and bought a desiccant filter with blue silicon gel crystals in it that turn pink when saturated with water and a 1/4 inch female quick connector. Then I had to go to home depo to get a 1/4 in to 1/8 adapter and a 1/8 nipple for the other end of the filter. Put it all together with Teflon tape and screwed it into my Benji pump at the intake. Then I hooked it up to my compressor tuned down to 23 PSI output pressure and what a difference it made. Going from 1800 psi to 3000 psi used to take me 60 or 70 pumps. Now it's 28 pumps and they are not really much harder, just different. I shot 3 times as many pellets this afternoon and enjoyed it much more as I usually dreaded pumping up my Mrod. Now....not so much. This is great for an old man like me that can't afford all the scuba tanks and adapters. This cost me less than 15 bucks as I already had a 150psi compressor and a hose with quick connect on it. Now I want to get a 5 gal, 125 PSI tank and regulator to take with me on weekends. Works for me, your mileage may vary.
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Done so myself just precharged with nitrogen. It does work like a charm
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What are we talking about? My pump is killing me, I have to stand on one leg to pump because of a bone disease. Picks please or it didn't happen. :)
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This totally happened
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Then I moved to this. Built and design by me
http://vimeoh.com/60874532 (http://vimeo.com/60874532)
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What are we talking about?
Hooking a compressor or low psi nitrogen tank (20-50psi) to the pump via the inlet filter threads. It pre-charges the air entering the pump so instead of 2-4 inches of hard pumping at the bottom of the stroke for 60 pumps you now get 8-10 inches of hard pumping at the bottom of the stroke for 20-25 pumps.
I think the amount of hard work is about equal but I would rather be done with less pumps over all.
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Then when that wasn't the answer this came along
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Then when that wasn't the answer this came along
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Now that is better than me holding a whip to my 20 year old's backside. 8)
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Well that will teach him some good things and appreciate good hard work. Better than him having his eye sockets glued to iPad, or phone ;)