On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:24:40 -0700 (PDT),
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On Jul 23, 8:05*am, Leon Fisk wrote:

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The biggest one I've come across had a rated output of 5000
Hp. Water cooled output and virtually no moving parts.

I've seen part of what's left of it, but sadly this one
isn't working anymore

Google up "Taylor air compressor" in Victoria Michigan if
you are curious. They were highly dependent on the proper
location to be workable

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids *MI/Zone 5b
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Here's one.
http://www.cobalt.ca/ragged_chutes.htm
Karl

Ah yes! that is the beasty. I couldn't remember the name of
that one and wondered if it was still around. Too lazy to
dig around in my books and find the name...

The one in Victoria iced up a couple times at the
intake/bulkhead. No one was paying attention and the
resulting overpressure condition blew the floating bulkhead
through the roof and on into the surrounding area. Ugh!
Quite a mass of metal to fling into the air.

There are still two heads left at Victoria (originally
three, one was lost when the hydro-dam flume burst years
ago) rusting away in the weeds/brush. The buildings housing
it are long gone. Underground it is most likely still there
but all plugged up with sediment/debris. If you don't know
what you are looking for you will completely miss seeing
what is left of it

There were several of these built back then.

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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