Just a question, how come the oil separator didnt have insulated gaskets below and on top of the separator flange which prevents electric current discharge or prevents fire from catching.
Because separator's flange need to contact with oil receiver tank so that entire electrostatic on separator dischagre throught it to ground (Aircompressor cover connected with a ground cable) . If two objects are in equal electric charge, no sparking will occur. In the case of a separator with a pair of gaskets, they must be made of a conductive material such as graphite amiang or they will be clamped onto pieces of conductive metal.
