On 2008-10-28, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Pete C. wrote:
... 15 HP 5,000 PSI compressors, one of which
is now sitting in my shop ...

I gotta' know - whatta' ya gonna use 5000psi for? My intuition is that
*no one* would use 5000psi air. Too much stored energy in case of a
failure. Why wouldn't one use hydraulics for a high pressure app?

They use it for starting aircraft turbines

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I feel another surge of knowledge coming this way,
Bob

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