June 12, 2026
Wagner PEA C4 Automatic Powder Gun: Legacy Guide and the PEA-X1 Upgrade
The PEA C4 was Wagner's automatic corona powder gun for reciprocators and fixed lines. Here's its place in the lineup, where to find documentation and parts, and how the PEA-X1 replaces it.
The Wagner PEA C4 served as the automatic corona powder gun on Wagner reciprocator and fixed-gun lines for many years. It has been superseded by the PEA-X1, the automatic gun of the current X1 platform — but PEA C4 installations keep running, and CET keeps supporting them.
The PEA C4 in Service
Mounted on reciprocators and fixed stands, the PEA C4 charged powder via corona electrode under control of Wagner's EPG automatic modules integrated with the line PLC. Its operating manual remains free in the CET document library, and C4-specific spares — nozzle bodies, powder tubes (including the rear PEA-C2/3/4 XL tube), electrode holders, and angled adapters — are stocked in the Wagner powder spare parts section. The gun itself is still listed for legacy support on our store.
What the PEA-X1 Changes
The PEA-X1 carries the C4's job forward on the X1 platform: 0–100 kV with 0–120 µA current control, up to 450 g/min, in a slimmer 48 × 66 mm housing (545 g) that packs tighter gun arrays onto a reciprocator. It comes in four versions — flat spray, round spray with deflector cones, positive polarity for nylon powders, and an enamel-optimized PEA-X1E — and shares every nozzle, electrode, and accessory with the PEM-X1 manual and PER-X1 robot guns, so one spares shelf covers the whole shop.
Planning the Swap
Because gun geometry, cabling, and control interfaces differ, a C4-to-X1 conversion is a small engineering exercise rather than a part-number swap — mounting, cable runs (X1 cables run 0.5 to 20 m), and controller integration all get reviewed. CET scopes these conversions regularly; call or text 586-210-0555 with your line configuration and we'll spec the package.