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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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