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danair58
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Bought a used Iwata Power Jet Lite on Ebay back in December for $200 Canadian. I thought it was a good deal. Apparently used only 6 times. After finally purchasing a HP C+ from David at Coast I was ready to roll about 6 weeks go. I enjoyed the learning curve, the compressor worked great, and I was steadily improving my skills with my latest obsession. Last Saturday while airbrushing the compressor starting burping and sputtering, after awhile it stayed on continuously. This unit does not have a tank and that is bad thing as it will surely overheat without the auto off on feature. After hours of troubleshooting and trying to find any possible hose leaks the unit actually quit running after a few more tests. It was determined by an Iwata tech guy that the problem may be a faulty pressure switch. Very quickly a new power switch is being mailed from Oregon. No questions asked. This is a used machine I do not have a receipt, and could not get one from the seller. I did contact him and he says the unit is over a year old (i guess it sat some) so the compressor is out of warranty. I assume the power switch is complimentary from Iwata, if so, I applaud them for supporting their product. If I get the part and the compressor works as usual I will on cloud 9 and feel awful lucky, if not, I guess I will have to go shopping with a valuable lesson learned, or explore other ways and avenues to fix the problem without the cost of mailing across the continent etc.
Would love to hear of any other problems with Iwata malfunctions and how they were handled.
Would love to hear of any other problems with Iwata malfunctions and how they were handled.