Testors Blue Mini-Compressor, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???

terrible. I have

Is it possible that some of the tape got into the line? worth checking for a blockage

Hello Spiff:

Nope, the plumbers tape is totally clear of the air line itself. I even reconnected the airbrush to a full can of propellant (another $10.00 down the sink) and it worked just fine. I contacted the seller and he is going to have another one sent to me. Hopefully I just got a bad model since I was assured that this airbrush should put out as much air as a can of propellant. Given the Mini-Blue is one of Testors most popular models, I hope mine was just a lemon.

Darrylbar

spiff wrote:

Okay Folks;

Casey below has got me a little worried. The guy that sold me the Mini-Blue is about to send me another one (essentially a mail swapout). Is this just a gigantic waste of time? Has anyone out there had a "GOOD" experience with the Testors Blue Mini-Compressor? If not how can they keep selling a product that clearly "doesn't" work??

Still hoping for the best!

Darrylbar

Casey Tompk> I tried one of those a year or so ago. Couldn't get air pressure worth

Hello Folks

You just have to read the reply I just received from Testors Tech Support.

Mate, just bite the bullet and get the "real compressor with a tank". You can attach a moisture trap and regulator to your tank outlet and have clean, dry air at any pressure you like up to about 100psi, with no pulsing.

I have also attached a pressure switch to mine so that the motor cuts in and tops up the tank when the pressure drops below a set point.

I have also installed a bypass valve between the cylinder and the tank to that I can bleed air off directly, for pumping tyres, etc.

Cheers, James.