"Jeff" wrote in message
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Usual set up is compressor - drier - reciever, with auto drain into
oil/water seperator and at the business end FRL (filter, regulator,
lubricator)


All the installations I've seen have the dryer *after* the receiver, due to
the need to 'chill' the air (although this might be specific to
installations feeding air feed breathing masks etc.