General installation and maintenance instructions
SCROLL ENCLOSURE AIR COMPRESSOR
Manual n° 5.18396. VERSION 0 – GB
09/2007
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SECTION 11. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
Per OSHA regulations, lockout compressor system from
all power sources BEFORE performing any
maintenance.
11.1. Intake
filter
•
Remove the front panel of the unit.
•
Remove the air inlet housing, the wing nut and the
inlet filter element.
•
Clean the inlet filter element with compressed air or
replace with a new element.
Note: Never clean filter element with solvents or water.
11.2. Ventilation
screen
•
Remove the ventilation screen located at the rear of
the unit.
•
Clean with compressed air or soap and water, if
necessary.
11.3.
Inspect V-Belt tension
•
Check V-Belt tension with tension gauge.
•
Adjust to the specifications listed in Chart 17.
New Belt Load ± Deflection [Kg/10 mm]
Existing Belt Load ± Deflection [Kg/10 mm]
6 ± 0.5
5.5 ± 0.5
Chart 17
Use only MIL'S genuine, grease (Part 412030) or equivalent.
Note: Each pump of the grease gun equals 0.65g of grease. The volume of grease is less after the 2nd pump since
some of the grease supply will remain in the grease passage.
Figure 5 – Air end: to locate the grease fitting on the counter weight, place the key way on the crankshaft as
shown
