how do i test for

[Airgunner2010 1]

how do i test for an air leak on my air arms s200 as i think its losing air

[andyfr1968 772]

Hi, mate.

 

Short of sticking in the bath and watching for bubbles after it's filled, if you fill it and it's loseing pressure then you've got a leak.

 

Cheers.

 

Edit to say... Why do you think it's leaking?

Edited February 18, 2010 by andyfr1968

[garfield 23]

under the amount of pressure its filled to you "should" be able to hear a leak "but" sometimes if its a small seal then its not all-ways detectable how many shots you getting???

[zini 1,939]

What i did with my Air Arms S310 was to fill it and then leave it over night.

 

I then checked it the next day to see that it had leaked .

 

I dont know any other way pal.

 

Si

[Airgunner2010 1]

  On 18/02/2010 at 02:39, andyfr1968 said:

Hi, mate.

 

Short of sticking in the bath and watching for bubbles after it's filled, if you fill it and it's loseing pressure then you've got a leak.

 

Cheers.

 

Edit to say... Why do you think it's leaking?

 

 

 

as i have filled it a couple of times and its seams to be losing pressure

[Phantom 631]

Mine looses air consistantly each time I pull the trigger

 

Phantom

 

(sorry,lust trying to amuse myself, small things small minds day perhaps :oops: )

[davyt63 1,845]

hi Airgunner2010

how fast are you filling it?

and what pressure are you filling it too!

 

regards

 

davy

[zini 1,939]

Taxi for Tony

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

  On 18/02/2010 at 18:27, Phantom said:

Mine looses air consistantly each time I pull the trigger

 

Phantom

 

(sorry,lust trying to amuse myself, small things small minds day perhaps :oops: )

 

 

LUST trying to amuse yourself small things????.....well......Phantom......REALY!!!

 

[Airgunner2010 1]

  On 18/02/2010 at 19:17, davyt63 said:

hi Airgunner2010

how fast are you filling it?

and what pressure are you filling it too!

 

regards

 

davy

 

 

am fillin it slow and filling it to about 190

[Phantom 631]

Your filling it up close to the max, I find that the Sweet spot in the power curve for my S200 is about 175.

So I usually fill to 180 then let off a few shots. If I fill above that, the gun seems to be very 'under-powered' and inconsistent.

 

Is that why you think its got a leak by any chance?

Reason I ask is because I though the same for a while then I found that once it was at about 175 the power seemed to raise dramatically and shot to shot consistancy was very good giving me 30 to 40 shots before I had to start filling again

 

Phantom

Edited February 19, 2010 by Phantom

[Airgunner2010 1]

  On 19/02/2010 at 00:29, Phantom said:

Your filling it up close to the max, I find that the Sweet spot in the power curve for my S200 is about 175.

So I usually fill to 180 then let off a few shots. If I fill above that, the gun seems to be very 'under-powered' and inconsistent.

 

Is that why you think its got a leak by any chance?

Reason I ask is because I though the same for a while then I found that once it was at about 175 the power seemed to raise dramatically and shot to shot consistancy was very good giving me 30 to 40 shots before I had to start filling again

 

Phantom

 

 

you just hit the nail on the head there thank you for the info i will do the same

[davyt63 1,845]

there ya go!

[Phantom 631]

  On 19/02/2010 at 00:36, Airgunner2010 said:

 

you just hit the nail on the head there thank you for the info i will do the same

 

:icon_redface: Looks like I do have my uses after all.

 

Glad to have been able to help. Let us know if it sorts the problem out for you.

 

Phantom

[zini 1,939]

Well in Tony pal

 

Si