SKF Vectolub VTEC, Installation And Commissioning Manual

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Contents
Minimal quantity lubrication systems
VTEC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Imprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Information concerning the EC
Declaration of Conformity and the EC
Declaration of Incorporation
. . . . . . . . 4
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Meaning of symbols and corresponding
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.1 Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.2 Authorized personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Danger relating to electric current . 8
1.4 Danger relating to system pressure . 8
1.5 Warranty and liability . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2. Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
2.2 Selection of lubricants . . . . . . . . . .11
2.3 Approved lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . .11
2.4 Lubricants and the environment . .12
2.5 Danger relating to lubricants . . . . .12
3. Design and function . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.1 Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
3.2 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
3.3 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
4. Installation instructions . . . . . . . . . 20
4.1 Positioning and installation . . . . . .20
4.2 Lubricant inlet connection . . . . . . .21
4.3 Air inlet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
4.3 Outlet connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
4.4 Electric connection . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
5. Transport, delivery and storage . . 27
5.1 Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5.2 Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
5.3 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
6. Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
6.2 Bleeding and commissioning . . . . .28
6.3 Micropump flow rate adjustment . .30
6.4 Pneumatic pulse generator . . . . . .31
6.5 Carrier air pressure regulator . . . .31
7. Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.1 Temporary shutdown . . . . . . . . . . .33
7.2 Permanent shutdown. . . . . . . . . . .33
8. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
9. Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10. Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
11. Spare parts and accessories . . . . 40
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