Just as decried and expected

I chose this one over the &#34;original&#34; Badger model, which cost over $40.<br />I had the original Badger version, but it stopped working, so I wanted a replacement.<br /><br />I almost purchased the original at $40, but enough sketchy reviews made me question whether the product I was about to order would reliably reflect what was being offered on the page.<br /><br />So I went with the &#34;cheaper&#34; Passche version.<br /><br />Having both in front of me, in my hands, and carefully inspecting them, I would be hard pressed to not say that they are practically identical.<br /><br />I cannot see any difference between the two. I thought maybe the photograph was misleading, or that I wasn't going to be able to detect a difference in build quality from just the product photos.<br /><br />But as far as I am concerned, they are identical.<br /><br />I have installed it on my Badger TC910 Aspire, and it seems to work perfectly.<br /><br />The only notable difference is that the pressure dial is reverse, with BAR on the outside, and PSI on the inside. But the gauges seem to be identical in every other way.<br /><br />I'll give you a follow up in a few months, and report any issues.<br /><br />I might be tempted to suggest that the EVEN CHEAPER versions you see out there might also be identical, but perhaps come disassembled or perhaps from a sketchier vendor, but equal build quality just the same. I might purchaase one of the cheaper ones, just to verify.

Thus far it works as advertised. I have it mounted in a regulator bracked, bolted to an Iwata airbrush holder, and clamped to a table. Air pressure adjustments are easy and smooth. I haven't encountered any air leaks or inconsistency in performance.

I contacted Paasche about this regulator and unlike their airbrushes this reg is currently not made in the USA. I'm not saying it is a good or bad regulator but if you are looking for US made this one is not.

Have it on the compressor, not used yet.

Easy to regulate and maintain air pressure. Pressure gauge is easy to read. Met my expectations.

This regulator is doing its job well so far, although I have to rig it to my old Passche compressor with some stuff from Home Depot to get it working (had to get an extension to get the regulator away from the compressor because it wouldn't screw on otherwise).

If you use an airbrush as I do, a moisture trap/regulator is vital and this one by Paasche (like all their products) is an excellent choice.