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Problems with my Badger 200

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  • Member since
    November 2005
Problems with my Badger 200
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, June 26, 2004 3:18 AM
I just finished a marathon paint session with my Badger 200. I cleaned it very well using windex, pipe cleaners and a tooth brush. After a couple of days I went back to use it again and I got a burst of air then nothing. I took it apart and cleaned it again, still no air. Is there something that need to be replaced? I am using canned (yes I know buy a compressor) air right now. I am stationed in Korea and will not be able to ship a compressor home, so I do not want to waste the money. Any help would be great!
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Bicester, England
Posted by KJ200 on Saturday, June 26, 2004 5:01 AM
I had similar problems with my 200 using canned air.

Have you tried standing the air can in warm water, as I have found these things to perform very poorly when they get cold and ice up.

Have you checked the needle for any tip dry, or any blockages in the tip or paint hose?

Can't think of much else that can go wrong with a 200.

Best of luck

Karl

Currently on the bench: AZ Models 1/72 Mig 17PF

  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: USA
Posted by MusicCity on Saturday, June 26, 2004 6:15 AM
Remove the needle and unscrew the head so that there is nothing but a hole in the front of the airbrush (don't lose that Teflon washer that goes between the tip and body!) and see if you are getting air. If you are it's something in the tip that is plugged up.

If you don't get any air that way then it's something from the air valve back. Make sure the trigger is properly seated on the tip of the air valve, make sure the hose isn't kinked. Disconect the hose from the can and crack the valve slightly to make sure you actually have pressure in the can.

If none of those fix it, it's probably something in the air valve itself. The air valve can be disassembled and replaced on a part by part basis, but I usually just replace the whole thing.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
  • Member since
    June 2004
  • From: coastal Maine
Posted by clfesmire on Sunday, June 27, 2004 9:35 AM
Take the cans of compressed air and use them for bookends then go down to the motor pool and set the compressor regulator there at 25psi. Spray away.
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 27, 2004 1:00 PM
go buy a compressor or a tank
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