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In This Issue
| - Accessorize Your Gearbox
- How to Audit Your Lubricant Supplier
- 3 Major Sources of Particle Ingression
- Why an Oil's Flash Point Drops
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| Many smaller gearboxes have a fill hole and a drain plug. The only way to tell if the gearbox has the proper amount of oil is to unscrew the fill plug. To improve this process, replace the drain plug with a sight glass. This makes it easy for anyone walking by the equipment to notice if there's insufficient oil. Since you will no longer need to open the fill cap regularly, replace it with an appropriate breather or quick-connects (on both the fill port and drain) to add oil or deploy offline filtration. (Bill Jacobyansky, Guardian Industries)
Join us in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 13-15 for
Machinery Lubrication I training.
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| Plants often do not take into account the effect that the lubricant supplier can have on machine reliability. If left unchecked, the results can be catastrophic. You might be surprised what you can learn from a quick visit to your supplier. |
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Question: What are the three major sources of particle ingression?
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| An oil's flash point is the lowest temperature at which an ignition source causes the vapors of the lubricant to ignite under specified conditions. A flash point that drops suddenly could potentially result in an explosive situation. Discover how the root cause of this condition can be corrected. |
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Poll Question: Do the lube technicians at your plant have all the necessary tools to perform their jobs effectively?
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