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I have obtained the same seemingly counterfeited product Shipped and Sold by Amazon as well. This now has me on the edge about whether outsourced Sunex Tools to mainland China is being sold under now "outdated" Taiwanese pictures or the product is really a Chinese counterfeit.

No. They wouldn't dare.

"Sold and Shipped by Amazon"

The authentic Proto J5260-06L has markings on both the extension and locking ring. The bag in which it comes features the company logo. The Chinese counterfeit's only marking is the material described as "CHROME VANADIUM". The product is suspiciously light weight and lacks any rounding or...

The original Sunex Tools 2645 comes in a compact red blow mold case that slides into a carton wrap. The sockets are inserted vertically into the case and are laser edged with company logo and country of manufacture as "Taiwan". The Chinese counterfeit features a large black blow mold case...

The piston seems rather small to me. I assumed the smaller the reciprocating piston is (or rotating fan or any moving part for that matter), the more energy required to match the work output of a more regularly sized flow apparatus. Thus the more heat it generates.

Weather outside has been in the 30s (Farenheit) every time I ran the compressor. I usually run the compressor outdoors.

Yes... I've been indeed filling from 0 psi all this time. Thank you so much for this insight. I will now fill up from a half-tank and keep a look at the gauge. All the other comments appeared to miss the fact I already put on a new check valve. The compressor takes around 4 minutes to fill from...

Acquired a used oil-less air compressor (Craftsman 919.167312). The compressor would not fill up in a reasonable amount of time. Replaced the: piston seal, piston chamber, and intake valve plate assembly with everything torqued down to manual specifications. The compressor would now fill...

I accidentally opened up a link while researching the cause of the recall and stumbled upon a document detailing the replacement parts that come with the repair kit (see document attached). The replacement part no. is N176201. As stated in prior comments the replacement part is just the shroud...