user and maintenance
instruction manual BALLAST series
6.5 LUBRICATION OIL QUANTITY
During operation of the rotary blades vacuum pump check that the amount of oil indicated by Table 3 is dripping from the relevant
regulator tap. Those quantities are valid both for the Automatic and for the Forced Lubrication.
When necessary, add only unused clean oil to the tank.
In case of intense use that causes overheating of the pump, increase the above values by approximately 50%.
VERSION /M – MA – K - KA: in the gearbox perform the initial oil change after approximately 100 hours of actual work and
perform subsequent changes after approximately every 300 hours of actual work.
MODEL
under vacuum max
BALLAST 3500
BALLAST 4500
BALLAST 6000
BALLAST 7500
BALLAST 9000
BALLAST 11000
BALLAST 13500
MODEL
BALLAST 16000
Table 3
BALLAST 16000 P - D -H 4 Drain cocks
BALLAST 16000 M / MA / K / KA / G / GA 3 Drain cocks
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OIL FILLING
OIL SIGHT GLASS
Figure 7
Totaldrops/min
Totaldrops/min
air flow free air
25 - 30
12 - 15
25 - 30
12 - 15
30 - 40
15 - 20
40 - 50
20 - 25
50 - 60
25 - 30
50 - 60
25 - 30
50 - 60
25 - 30
Drops/min
for each drain cock
for each drain air
at max vacuum
20 - 25
VERSION M – MA – K – KA: the gearbox has an oil loading
plug at the top of the multiplier and an oil level plug (see Figure
7) located on the side of the gearbox that allows the level to be
checked
To ensure correct lubrication, the oil should always be visible in
the oil level.
r/h
at max vacuum
63
63
80
100
120
120
120
Drops/min
for each drain cock
flow free air
at max vacuum
12 - 15
r/h
air flow free air
32
32
40
50
60
60
60
g/h
r/h
for each drain cock
air flow free air
50
25