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Originally Posted by URY914 View Post
That's a big one!
Lysholm dry-screw compressor, very similar to some Fairbanks Morse compressors I worked on in my yoot (only bigger).
The input shaft (closest to the worker) has 3 male lobes and turns twice as fast as the female lobed shaft.

Louder than hell, they have trouble meeting the OSHA maximum sound threshold.



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