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General Discussion / Air Filter/Silencer
« on: November 29, 2008, 01:42:05 AM »
Today I was finishing the rebuild of the Qunicy air compressor, with one of the last items replacing the old compressed felt filter with a new paper filter.
The dealer was out of the Quincy part, so he sold me a Solberg F-19P-100 air filter /silencer for the same price. After install, it was so quiet I thought the unloader had quit working. Nope, pumped fine, but you can stand next to it and carry on a conversation. So, as a test I pulled the filter off my 2 cyl Lister and put this one on. It made a noticable difference on the Lister as well. The silencer part of the Solberg impresses me as much as the filter.
Now for the tough part. I played with it so long, the parts house was closed when I got back to buy another one. So, do I leave it on the Lister, or put it back on the compressor? I have to leave Sunday to take the compressor back to the ranch, so it will be two weeks before I can get another one. I feel this is the best 36 dollars I spent on the job.
The dealer was out of the Quincy part, so he sold me a Solberg F-19P-100 air filter /silencer for the same price. After install, it was so quiet I thought the unloader had quit working. Nope, pumped fine, but you can stand next to it and carry on a conversation. So, as a test I pulled the filter off my 2 cyl Lister and put this one on. It made a noticable difference on the Lister as well. The silencer part of the Solberg impresses me as much as the filter.
Now for the tough part. I played with it so long, the parts house was closed when I got back to buy another one. So, do I leave it on the Lister, or put it back on the compressor? I have to leave Sunday to take the compressor back to the ranch, so it will be two weeks before I can get another one. I feel this is the best 36 dollars I spent on the job.