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Posted by whiskey52 on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:10 PM
Have a question for you experts.....I finally have been able to hook my airbrush, a badger 209, up to my compresser,when i use it it pulse's, does the same no matter how thin i mix the paint, or pressure i use.  Any idea's will be appreaciated.
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  • From: Neenah, WI
Posted by HawkeyeHobbies on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:14 PM
Do you have an inline pressure regulator? Moisture trap? If it is pulsing on cause is because you don't have a regulator installed. Essentially each time the piston in the compressor moves it creates a pulse of air through the hose and out the airbrush.

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  • Member since
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  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by MikeV on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:41 PM

 whiskey52 wrote:
Have a question for you experts.....I finally have been able to hook my airbrush, a badger 209, up to my compresser,when i use it it pulse's, does the same no matter how thin i mix the paint, or pressure i use.  Any idea's will be appreaciated.

Badger 209? They don't make a model 209. 

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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  • From: Windy city, US
Posted by keilau on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:47 PM
 MikeV wrote:

Badger 209? They don't make a model 209. 

Mike, Possibly a slip of figure. "0" became "9". Could that be Badger 200 airbrush?

Whiskey52, What compressor do you use? How did you connect the AB to the compressor? There are many causes for AB malfunction. A weak compressor or leaky connection would be my first suspect.

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Posted by whiskey52 on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:57 PM
Sorry i guess i left out some info, Yes i have a regulator and water trap, the compressor is a craftsman from sears the air tank is  100cuft or so.   I guess i will need to check the o-ring at the connection.  The airbrush is a 200, i bought it many years ago.
  • Member since
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  • From: Fullerton, Calif.
Posted by Don Wheeler on Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:28 PM

Try spraying plain water to see if the paint is the problem.  If it's an old style 200, the Teflon head gasket (little white ring) may be leaking and allowing air to bubble into the paint path.  Another possibility is a leaking needle bearing. You might want to contact Badger at info@badgerairbrush.com. If it is the needle bearing they will replace it free.

Don 

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