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How the
GREASOMATIC works
The lubricant outlet in the base of a GREASOMATIC has a 1/4 B.S.P.
male thread so that it may be screwed by hand to fit tightly into a
standard grease nipple socket. Adaptors are available to enable a
GREASOMATIC to be fitted into sockets of other sizes. With the aid of
extension tubes it can easily be installed at a distance from the
lubrication point. This is particularly useful when it is desired to
group a number of GREASOMATICs together on a panel for ease of
access, or when it is necessary to isolate them from extremes of
temperature or from excessive vibration. Other accessories enable two
or more units to be coupled together in order to increase the supply
of lubricant to a bearing. A GREASOMATIC will work in any position
and need not be mounted upright - it can be mounted on its side or
upside down. It can be fitted to rotating or moving machine parts and
will work indoors or out of doors.
A
GREASOMATIC will even work under water or encased in ice!
Full details of the range of fittings currently available may be
found in the download entitled Accessories and Fittings in which some
typical mounting assemblies are also illustrated.
In principal, the GREASOMATIC may be filled with almost any type of
lubricant required. However, many widely used greases of otherwise
high quality are susceptible to oil-soap separation when subjected to
sustained light pressure in a GREASOMATIC. This can lead to a serious
curtailment of the GREASOMATIC's working life.
It is therefore
essential to use only greases that have been tested and approved
for use in the GREASOMATIC if the correct discharge rates and working
lives are to be realised in practice.
Such
considerations do not apply to oils or liquid lubricants
and a GREASOMATIC filled with virtually any type of these will
function satisfactorily.
Full details
of the range of approved lubricant fillings currently available are
given in the separate download entitled GREASOMATIC Lubricant Fillings.
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