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Oil-Less Claw Medical Vacuum

6.0 Maintenance

6.1.3 Gear Box Lubrication Standard Claw
The back side bearings of the 15 HP vacuum units
CAUTION: Oil and used oil must be disposed of need to be greased every 6 months. Use a grease
corresponding with the relevant health, safety and gun to fi ll until grease fl ows from relief port (see
environmental laws. 2 greasing points (7) (Ref. Fig 6.1). The greasing
interval should be cut in half when operating at
Check the oil level regularly by observing the high ambient temperatures. See Section 7.1 for
built-in sight glass (4). Each pump requires the listing of grease service kits for Standard Claw
proper oil to operate correctly (see Section 6.1.3 Systems.
for the correct oil types). The oil should be
changed every 10,000 hours of operation. The O Assured Claw
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oil will need to be changed more frequently The back side bearings of the 15 HP vacuum units
when operating at ambient temperatures above need to be greased every 6 months. Each bearing
105°F. An oil analysis kit is available to check oil requires 50 grams of grease.
quality and help determine best service interval
for the operating conditions. See Oil Analysis Kit Remove fan cover on the end of the pump opposite
in Sections 7.1 and 7.2. Contact BeaconMedæs the motor. Follow this procedure for each bearing:
Tech Support for additional information.
1. Remove the bearing cap.
The following table describes the oil quantity 2. Clean all old grease from the cap and face of
capacity per pump. See the pump nameplate for the bearing.
the pump model number.
3. Use a clean cloth and wear latex gloves, so
Table 6.2 Oil Quantity per Pump that no contaminates are introduced into the
bearing.
Oil Quantity (liters)
4. Pack 6.5 grams of grease into the bearing (using
Pump Model Standard O Assured
2 your fi nger).
MM1104 .85 .85
5. Pack the balance of the grease (43.5 grams)
MM1144 .85 .85
into the cap.
MM1102 .85 .85
6. Reinstall the bearing cap.
MM1142 .85 .85
MM1202 1.0 1.0 7. Reinstall the fan cover.
MM1252 1.0 1.0 The greasing interval should be cut in half when
MM1322 1.0 1.0 operating at high ambient temperatures.
MM1402 1.0 1.0
Use only BeaconMedæs O Assured grease. Failure
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MI1502 .6 .6 to use the proper grease may void the warranty.
BeaconMedæs O Assured grease is inert in the
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6.1.4 Bearing Lubrication presence of oxygen that may be in your vacuum
system.
CAUTION: Shut down the vacuum pump and
lock & tag out the electrical controls for that pump See Section 7.1 for listing of grease service kits for
prior to greasing the pump bearings. O Assured Claw Systems.
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