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12.2 Bearing monitoring and condioning system
To ensure maximum reliability and bearing life nEXT pumps have an integrated system to
manage the bearing condion. The status is indicated by a blue LED on the pump.
The pumps have an integrated baery-backed real me clock that is constantly
monitoring pump storage me.
The TMP motor controller when powered uses its processor and when unpowered the
real me baery backed clock to monitor the TMP inacvity me. Inacvity me refers
to both when the TMP is unpowered and when the TMP is powered but at rest. When
inacvity me exceeds:
▪ the pre-dened period of 12 months, a bearing condioning is required and
"Bearing Run in Mode" (BRIM) will commence at the next pump start.
▪ the pre-dened period of 3 years, a bearing replacement is required. The customer
will be alerted by the major service due indicator on the STATUS LED (yellow) and
on the Bearing LED (blue). Once the bearing is replaced and the major service
reset, a bearing condioning will be required and will commence at the next pump
start.
When the BRIM process completes, the TMP runs to full speed and normal TMP process
can resume.
You can check the TMP inacve me (storage duraon) and reset BRIM status via:
▪ TIC – browsing to the „Service menu“, „Brg Inacve
“ will display the TMP inacve
me. See TIC user manual for more details
▪ nST2 – See nST2 user manual for more details.
The purpose of rec
ording the inacve bearing me is to maximize the life of the installed
ball bearing. If the bearings are inacve for a long me, the homogeneity of the grease
distribuon deteriorates, which leads to short-term local overheang of the grease in
the bearing when the pump is directly started up to nominal speed. This can lead to
decomposion or evaporaon of the grease. This grease is then no longer available for
the running me of the bearing and ulmately leads to earlier failure of the ball bearing.
The Bearing Run In Mode (BRIM), on the other hand, restores the homogeneity of the
grease distribuon by gently restarng the pump.
12.3 Bearing on-site maintenance
The bearing of the nEXT pump can be serviced on‑site by any service engineer trained by
us.
The following service tool kits and service parts are available.
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