NOMAD COMPRESSOR DIED...HOW LONG DID YOURS LAST?

[SAGERAT NITEMARE]

Had a brown out that did something bad to my Nomad on the 24th while it was running, but it kept on working until the 28th when something popped like a rod breaking and it quit compressing.  It was just 11 months old.

It would have been nice to have some kind of low voltage sensor that shut the unit off below a certain voltage and maybe this wouldn't have happened...but who knows for certain...not many live out in the boonies where this can happen ANYTIME.

It did get a good workout...I have 5 PCP's from ≈230 cc to 62 ci and fill/top-off something every couple days so I'm not all that unhappy with it, but it does take some time to fill the larger tanks and it is NOISY...I have it set up in my computer/gun room so I can do other work while it runs...but I use ear plugs when doing it.

This unit was one of then last "old" Nomads in stock just before the Newer N II came out...I figured the extra C note difference could buy quite a lot of pellets.

I'm not blaming the unit as the brown-out cause a LOUD electrical snap and the strong smell of burning insulation on the first go-round.


Do any of you that have one of these have a time frame for your unit???   How long has it been running???...How many guns/tank fills???..etc...



I'm of the opinion now that this is a good unit for maybe one or two guns and a fill a few times a week but not for the amount of use I'm giving it.

I dropped the unit off at the FedEx shipper on Saturday...$48.17 for shipping 19# from Oregon to Ohio...OUCH...and about three weeks wait...AND ordered a Yong Heng which will get here in less than a week.  This PCP thing has me by the short and curlys so bad I'm DREAMING of PCP guns...I'll run out of air before the week is out and start doing bad things....hahahahahaha.

You pays yo' money and takes yo' chances no matter WHAT you buy.

Thanks for any input...

Good Shooting.

[dyotat100]

Well if you would buy a real compressor you wouldn't have these problems.

I'm amazed that people will spend thousands on PCPs but will spend less then $500 on a compressor.

I would never fill any of my guns with one of those cheap compressors. I shot next to someone that was shooting a 457 texan. His air stunk and turns out he had one if the Chinese compressors.

Alkin makes a good compressor that is 100% duty cycle. If your interested let me know

[avator]

LMBO... that has to be a first for me.... "Dude, your air stinks. Is it from a Chinese compressor"?

[dyotat100]

The smell was from oil vapar that is in the air. With a real compressor it's filtered and is grade E for breathing.

[Ribbonstone]

To hear some tell it, unless you are going to spend $1200-$1800 on a "semi-real"compressor,should just give up.

They might be right if your use is really heavy....aside from the sweat/effort, that'slike 16-20 chinese hand pumps.


Perosnally...I'll take simple mechanics...may not be all that much more long lived, but at least an average guy can figure out what went wrong and fix it with a tool box.

[darkcharisma]

My Young Heng would stink like oil mixed with compresses air and an rat's fart. Especially bleeding the lines after a fill. It died after 1 year and I have corrosion inside one of the carbon tanks. I am not sure if corrosion is the right word but I have what looks like white alluminum dusts coming out.

I ain't fixing the young Heng. Got me a shoebox after hearing 12 volt Compressors giving out.

[bnowlin]

LMBO... that has to be a first for me.... "Dude, your air stinks. Is it from a Chinese compressor"?

Good thing it was not from Korea it would smell like Kimchee.  Someone will know what that is.
Bo

[Wayne52]

Compressed air is the least of my worries using my F10, the thing works flawlessly for about 3/4's of a year now or getting close to it.  I already had a couple of 1 hour SCBA tanks before I bought it that I was getting filled in a dive shop but not anymore with the F10.  I'll start my fills at about 3500psi up to 4.2K and no problems whatsoever.  The air doesn't stink either

[avator]

LMBO... that has to be a first for me.... "Dude, your air stinks. Is it from a Chinese compressor"?

Good thing it was not from Korea it would smell like Kimchee.  Someone will know what that is.
Bo

Not many things on this planet that smell worse. I don't know how folks from around the world can eat things that smell so bad.
"EEWW, smell that?" " Yeah, let's eat it."

[KnifeMaker]

LMBO... that has to be a first for me.... "Dude, your air stinks. Is it from a Chinese compressor"?

Good thing it was not from Korea it would smell like Kimchee.  Someone will know what that is.
Bo

Not many things on this planet that smell worse. I don't know how folks from around the world can eat things that smell so bad.
"EEWW, smell that?" " Yeah, let's eat it."

Yep, that and rotten stored duck eggs. The Chinese love em. Yuch!!!


go wit a good compressor, full size, or a ShoeBox F-10 and give up on the Chinese may pop compressors. The record is lousy on every single one of them.


Knife

[dyotat100]

To hear some tell it, unless you are going to spend $1200-$1800 on a "semi-real"compressor,should just give up.

They might be right if your use is really heavy....aside from the sweat/effort, that'slike 16-20 chinese hand pumps.


Perosnally...I'll take simple mechanics...may not be all that much more long lived, but at least an average guy can figure out what went wrong and fix it with a tool box.

No but it's funny how people can have 10k worth of guns and fill them with a $300 compressor.

A real compressor will last a life time. I have around a 100 hrs in 9 years on 2 compressors. I went from a 2.4 cf to 4.2 cf because I bought a storage tank. The 2.4 cf had 97 hours on it last time I saw at a friends.

I now have a 3.7 cf alkin and still have my 4.2 cf kidde with 47 hrs. The 3.7 is sold and I will have a 4.9 cf for demo and personal use.

Oil change is at 100 hrs and service/rebuild is at 500 hrs

[darkcharisma]

LMBO... that has to be a first for me.... "Dude, your air stinks. Is it from a Chinese compressor"?

Good thing it was not from Korea it would smell like Kimchee.  Someone will know what that is.
Bo

We have gone from discriminating stinky air to stinky food. Kimchee is not my favorite but it's also like stinky cheese some of us keep aging for years and can't resist.

[SAGERAT NITEMARE]

WOW....no, REALLY...thanks for all the very informative feed-back from all the NOMAD COMPRESSOR OWNERS...an American made, $750.00 less discount, compressor that had very GOOD reviews when I bought it....FOR ONE GUN originally....and of course, hindsight is ALWAYS better and EVERYONE started out with 100% complete knowledge of this sport.

I think that there are too many people that don't read well or read without understanding as the odor WASN'T FROM ANY air from the compressor....jeezzzz...WTFU.

I certainly will refrain from asking any more advice/info from the "experts"...I can get all I need from the bar flies down town and MUCH better jokes.

Sayonara ∞

[avator]

I read and understand very well TYVM... and I did read  and understand the second to last line of your original post.. "Thanks for any input".
It appears to me that you got just that.

[dyotat100]

Yep

Will keep to myself

[darkcharisma]

Yep

Will keep to myself

I might consider doing that too, you just never know what may set people off. In this case, too easy.

[Thane]

... and I thought my vevor was filling my tanks and guns for over a year now, without moisture or insane amounts of time... what was I thinking.


Maybe if it dies this year or next year I'll learn my lesson. 

[kkarmical]

WOW....no, REALLY...thanks for all the very informative feed-back from all the NOMAD COMPRESSOR OWNERS...an American made, $750.00 less discount, compressor that had very GOOD reviews when I bought it....FOR ONE GUN originally....and of course, hindsight is ALWAYS better and EVERYONE started out with 100% complete knowledge of this sport.

I think that there are too many people that don't read well or read without understanding as the odor WASN'T FROM ANY air from the compressor....jeezzzz...WTFU.

I certainly will refrain from asking any more advice/info from the "experts"...I can get all I need from the bar flies down town and MUCH better jokes.

Sayonara ∞

As someone who is currently looking for a option $1K>, everything is relevant, imo.
I personally can't find that option that beats me just taking my tanks in for a quick fill, of breathing quality non stinky air, lol.

[Ironman482]

I don't have a nomad ,but when I first got into pcp's I bought two scuba tanks used only filled them one time and knew I needed a compressor, I don't think the YH compressors were on the market yet, at least I didn't see them advertised,  looking at all the problems people are having with the economy style compressors I'm glad I went with a used Alkin w35 itd been flawless for years and I  expect it will outlast me with proper maintenance,  hope you can get yours repaired

[oldpro]

 My personal experience. Went threw 5 Chinese compressors  ALL failed in less than 3 months under normal wear and ALL stunk from oil vapor getting into system 1 blew out the HPA line from a vapor explosion. Ive had 3 shoebox compressors and they may work fine for a weekend shooter but for me not so good. I had a coltri with 200 hours and never 1 hick up and perfectly clean air I seen Dougs Atkin and its a work of art as far as compressors go. So the question is can you get a cheap compressor  thats reliable and safe under $1500??? Time will tell. The xisco compressor I torture tested earlier this year with its gear reduction system and oil stripper is the best Ive seen so far but if i have the money its a true scuba breathing compressor.