Refurbished Air Venturi Nomad II 4500 PSI Portable PCP Compressor

It worked at first. And seemed like a solid unit.

Make it a quality build, not just hide it in a fancy box with under lighting. I'm filling my air rifle, not going to a disco. I don't care if it's ugly, make it work and last! Thats far more important.

Got about 15 top offs from 150 to 250 bar and then it suddenly stopped building pressure. Gets to about 800psi and just holds there. It won't build anymore pressure. And since it's past it's warranty. Its as good as a $700 paper weight. I've taken it apart and given it a full look over, short of doing a full break down. Pretty disappointing considering it's barely a year old with 15-20 fills to it, and now it's not doing anything. I'll be looking for something else now. And this has turned me off from anything AV from now on.

I haven't had it very long, but today I used the Nomad 2 to top off my FX ROYALE .22 air rifle and it did a great job. I got a refurbished one and am happy with it. It's easy to use, just attach it to your gun, plug it in, hear the fan kick in and turn the compressor on. I had the bleed valve open at start up and closed it later. It is not meant to air up a scuba tank, I have the BIG Air Venturi 4500 psi HPA for that, Even though it has a "turnoff" vavle, I didn't use it - Inexplicably I enjoyed watching the needle rise as my rife build pressure. I did add a couple drops of oil to the Namad before I started it.

Right now, there's nothing I can think of

Compact and portable. The one I received looked new. Not a scratch on it and in original packaging. Worked perfect right out of the box. These are well made units and have the moisture relief port on the bottom. I took a chance on a refurb unit and I am glad I did. Saved some$.

Not a thing. They do what they are designed to do.

A friend of mine uses one also and has had no problems with his unit so far. Just maintain according to the manual and it should last.

Seems to work well. Fills up my Rainstorm 2 and Hatsan 65 elite nicely. Takes about 4 to 5 min t fill the tanks of my guns. I love the auto shutoff. Really nice feature. I set it on 180 and leave.

Wish it would fill my scuba tank, but I know that is a LOT of HEAT that will be generated in doing so. Still have to lube with silicone lube, That is a pain, but I understand why. 100 percent maintenance free would be really nice.

This is kind of expensive for what you get, but it does seem to work well. It would be nice if it could
fill a scuba tank, but it will not. It comes with extra seals, which is nice.

Gotta make sure the bleeder valve is OPEN when you start the machine, THEN close the bleeder
valve. If you don't, it will only run for about 5 seconds and shut off.

I will reserve my final judgement for a later date, since I have only used this device about
6 times to fill up my guns. Longevity is still in question.

Compact. Portable. Can run off 12V DC/Car battery in the field. Simple to operate. Straightforward maintenance.

It is rather loud. Only useful for charging PCP firearms, cannot fill charging cylinders.

Do not know about durability. I purchased a reconditioned model - $100 off. The price is the same everywhere. Shipping charges about the same as CA taxes.

Fully functional and saved $100 compared to a new one.

Better quality control. Mine arrived with numerous scratches on the cabinet and missing a screw. Better user manual and instructions (using the unit is pretty straightforward but the instructions are a bit confusing).

Usually when I buy a "remanufactured" product I have a hard time telling it from brand new. With the unit I received from PA, it's pretty obvious that this one was "ridden hard and put away wet". Lots of scratches on the cabinet, missing a cabinet screw, not shipped in the original box (the one they shipped it in was oversized). In retrospect I think I would spend the extra $100 and get a new one with the longer warranty. Fingers crossed this one doesn't die on me.