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[RideWithStyles]

Thi

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[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Has someone been mixing herbal substances with their cornflakes again?

 

No idea what the DB would be but the BTM* rating would be 100%.

 

 

*Brown Trouser Moment. 

[husoi]

I would say that's a domestic theory of big bang in practice 

[RideWithStyles]

lol .

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[husoi]

That's the main reason for wearing hear defenders in industrial spaces where loud noise may occur.

Some people would consider that as not cool but it can save you from a long stay in hospital and on sick leave not counting to permanent hearing loss that can very well happen.

 

I'm not a H&S maniac, however, in some instances they are actually correct.

[RideWithStyles]

Not

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[Shasel]

API 521 would say a peak of about 81 dB (so equivalent to a loud radio) at the worst case distance. (API 521 calculates at 30m and I have then adjusted for 2m).

I am a bit rusty on the calculations as it has been a while since I have done them but relatively confident I am right. 

It will be sudden and definitely make you jump but should not cause any lasting damage to your hearing.

 

Edited February 23, 2024 by Shasel
Additional info on the calc.

[RideWithStyles]

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[Simon Davey]

That's a pretty cool question.

I don't like hanging about when I drain the last air in my compressor tank, and that usually only has about 50 PSI left.

[Shasel]

9 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

That's a pretty cool question.

I don't like hanging about when I drain the last air in my compressor tank, and that usually only has about 50 PSI left.

This one is more difficult. at 1m you would be getting about 85 dB (at which point ear defenders would be mandatory) but I am guessing you are a closer than 1m and unfortunately the calculations kind of stop working at that point but at 0.5m you are likely in the high 90s.

[Simon Davey]

Strewth, I have to get on the floor to unscrew the valve at the bottom of the tank. 

It's a right crackle and hiss. 

I'll sling on ear defenders in future, I've always got a pair handy.