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12
Routine Maintenance
Prior to any maintenance it is necessary to have the following data:
The date that the lubricator was last maintained.
The final depth of the reservoir when the lubricator was last maintained.
Blade and wheel sensor heights when the lubricator was last maintained.
Any works that were carried out when the lubricator was last maintained that could change the
grease output.
Any work that was identified but not carried out on the previous visit.
12.1
Control Panel
12.1.1
The control panel incorporates all operational functions for pump setting and also historic
data logging of activities.
12.1.2
Record the Total Wheel Count and Current Wheel Count Setting from the Panel LCD
readout.
12.1.3
Record the Total Pump Steps and Current Pump Steps Setting from the Panel LCD readout.
12.1.4
Note these ‘total’ settings can be zeroed by depressing the buttons adjacent to the
readout but this should be recorded as a specific maintenance activity.
12.2
Pump Setting
12.2.1
The Pump Run and Wheel Count Inhibit are set on two red push buttons on the control
panel as described in earlier Section 11.3.
12.2.2
Record the settings shown on the display as per Section 12.1.
12.2.3
Establish by visual inspection that grease output is correct or requires adjustment (plus or
minus):
o
If additional grease output is required then:
o
Increase Pump Steps setting by pressing and holding of the ‘more’ button.
or
o
Reduce the Wheel Count Inhibit such that the pump will operate for a second
cycle after fewer wheels have passed. It may also be necessary to reduce Pump
Steps as part of this adjustment to prevent over greasing.
o
Assess Blade output and make further adjustments as necessary.
o
If reduced grease output is required then:
o
Reduce Pump Steps setting by pressing and holding the ‘less’ button.
or
o
Increase the Wheel Count Inhibit time such that the pump will operate for a
second cycle after a greater number of wheels has passed.
o
Assess Blade output and make further adjustments as necessary.