Whittaker LOMAC - Maintenance; During Operation; After Each Use; Storage

MAINTENANCE
• Rotatebrushesevery2‐3hoursofoperation.
Thisprolongsbrushlifeandprotectsagainst
geardamage.
• Donotlubricateaxles—keepcleananddry.
• Neverrestmachinewithbrushesdirectlyon
thefloor.
• Placemachineonstoragetraywhennotinuse
topreventbrushdamage.Fig.5‐1.
AfterEachUse:
A. Unplugpowercord(4)atwalloutlet.
B. Tiltmachinetoitssideontothegearhousing
(15)(oppositethepowercordendof
machine).
C. Reachunderwithafingerandpushaxlesup
andout.Notoolsarerequiredifmachineis
keptcleanandbrushesarerotatedregularly.
D. Removebrushes.Inspectforwear.Usethe
BrushWearIndicatorCardincludedwiththis
manual.
E. Wipeundersideofmachinewithdampcloth.
Fig.5‐2.
F. Rotate
thefrontbrushend‐to‐endbefore
replacinganddothesamewithrearbrush.
Storage:
Storemachineuprightinstoragetraytoprotect
brushesonthemachine.Fig.5‐1.
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Forthebestprotectionofextrabrusheswhennotin
use,investinaBrushCaddy.Fig.5‐3.Twosetsof15”
or20”brushesmaybesafelystoredandtransported.
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