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TS Series
5.0 Maintenance (continued)
500 hours or 1 month
• The breather valve should be dismantled, cleaned and checked for seating on the diaphragm
and reassembled.
• Tighten all control and motor wires.
• Drain crankcase oil and refill with proper quantity and oil.
• Clean air filter element.
1000 hours or 3 months
• Remove the L.P cylinder heads. Dismantled the disc valves/Finger Valves. Remove carbon from
the valve discs, springs and valve plates.
• All the pipe lines should be checked for leaks at joints and replace packing's if necessary.
• Check tank check valve for leaking, replace if required.
• Change the air filter element.
2500 hours or 1 year
• Remove Carbon from the after cooler pipe (optional) and the intercooler by any one of the follow-
ing methods.
a) Heat the cooler to appropriate temperature at which the carbon scaling may disinter
grate from the inside walls of the cooler. Then hammer the after cooler with mallet to relieve
the carbon particles off the after cooler.
b) Immerse the cooler in hydrocarbon like Benzene or Toluene solution for a substantial
period of time. Then clean the after cooler with compressed air.
• Lubricate the electric motor bearings using a special grease gun or by removing the end covers.
• The compressor should be completely stripped off by experienced personnel. All parts have to be
thoroughly cleaned, examined and repair in a clean surrounding and rebuilt. Before
dismantling the unit, disconnect the power supply and release all the air from the air
receiver by opening the shut off valve and drain valve. Pull the safety valves so that if there
is any air left inside it will escape to atmosphere. Loosen the tension adjuster and remove
the belts. Remove the pipe connection. Open the drain plug and drain oil from the
crankcase.
• The permissible tightening torque values for threaded fasteners of property class 8.8 are given in
table below.
• Carryout the annual preventive maintenance with tune up kit through Elgi authorized dealer.
Thread size M6 M8 M10 M12
Tightening Torque lb/ft 3.4 8.7 17 30
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