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8. Operation
Contaminated lubricant
Damage due to contaminated lubricant
Only fill using clean lubricant and an appropriate device.
Contaminated lubricants lead to system malfunctions. The
lubricant reservoir must be filled without introducing
bubbles.
Mixing lubricants
Damage from mixing lubricants
Different lubricants must not be mixed together. Doing so
can cause damage and require costly and complicated
cleaning of the product/lubrication system. It is
recommended that an indication of the lubricant in use be
attached to the lubricant reservoir in
order to prevent
accidental mixing of lubricants.
Observe the instructions from the lubricant
manufacturer
Observe the instructions from the lubricant manufacturer
regarding the lubricants that are to be used
8.1 General
The products described here function automatically. The
lubricant transport in the lubrication lines should, however, be
subjected to regular visual inspection.
The lubricant level in the lubricant reservoir should be
subjected to regular visual inspection. Top up the lubricant if the
fill level is too low.
8.2 Intermediate lubrication pushbutton
MKU gear pump unit
Legend to Figure 94:
1 Pushbutton (DK)
The gear pump units can optionally be equipped with a
pushbutton (1)(DK) for manually triggering an interim
lubrication. This is often used when performing setup work on
the machine/system. The gear pump unit delivers lubricant as
long as the pushbutton remains pressed.