Series Progressive Lubrication Systems Installation Guide
L40000
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INSTALLING TUBING, PIPES, AND HOSES
The lubrication system schematic diagram speci fies the type of
tubing, pipes, or hose to be used to connect the various system
components. The ba sic rule to remember and follow is to
keep all lines as short as possible with a minimum number of
bends that are consistent with ease of installation and removal.
Adhering to this strategy reduces the cumulative pressure drop
in any type of system and results in reduced stress upon all of
the system components. Some additional related guidelines
offered by the manufacturers of the components are:
Avoid straight short runs of tubing. These re quire a bend
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to facilitate removal and to allow it to compensate for the
strains generated in a pressurized system. Figures 9, 10,
and 11 illustrate some examples of suggested meth ods of
bending tubing to conform to given conditions.
Figure 9
Figure 11
Figure 10
