[Shop-talk] Quiet air compressor, the recap

[bjshov8 at tx.rr.com]

By coincidence I was in my dentist's office a few weeks ago and noticed that when their compressor came on it was pretty loud.  It sounded like it was in a closet, and sounded almost like a normal pancake compressor.  It wasn't TOO loud, but it was very obvious when it was running.  It didn't run very long though.


> I ended up getting a GMC Syclone 1650A for $210.  It's 56 dB, about the same
> as a window AC unit, and is fairly invisible in the lab.  When I get around
> to it I'm going to move it to our server room which already is fairly
> isolated from everyone.  And yes, I'll put it on a separate circuit from the
> computers.
> 
> Here is their link to a sound comparison:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpxkGIkVig4
> 
> The only drawback is that when it unloads the compressor after filling the
> tank it blasts out some air and is loud for a bit.  
> 
> Thanks again,
> Mark Miller
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