Model 310400510550600810850,1210,1250,1260 Grease

Model 310400510550600810850,1210,1250,1260 Grease

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CORPORATION
S Y R A C U S E .N . Y . r 3 2 2 1
lnstallation& OperatingInstructions
for Series
'510',
"310","4o0",
"550","600","910","950""960",
"1210","1250"
and"1260'Air,InletDriven
I. HANDLINGT
Move bare machineby lifting fronr benealhbearinghousings.
Move completeassemblv
bv lifringfrom trencirth
steelbase.Locateslingapproximutely
underthe centerlineo[ machineandmolor respecriiely.
NEVERlih s irh
slingaroundshaft.
2. LOCATION AND ERECTIONT
RemoveshiPpingskids.On a firm levelsurfacein a cleandry place.set rhe unil ()n the six baseparlsprtrritled.
Locateone undereachcornerand one underthe approximaie-cenl
er of eachI beamhasememtier.ttiuardrhe
heaviestend.Do nol holt down. lf studsare usedto positionthe machine.do not fastendtlrvnwith nuts.NEVER
grout basein concrete.
Removeshippingcoversand conncctpiping.Do n(|l all()wforeitn nrtrterialt() enterthe bltlrer erhluslc'r.tlsc
flexibleconnections
hetweenthe machineand pipingsysrenr.
3. ALIGNMENT*
Blower/exhauster
and motor are properlylined up ut the factory.hur MUST BE CHECKED afrer nrachineis
positionedand pipingc()nnections
made.
D I R E C TD R I V E
A diol indicatoris the bestdevicefor checkingalignment.For mostcouplingsa straightedgemaybeusedon top andside
ofcoupling (holdinga light or pieceof white papcrbehindthe couplingwill help).Raiseor lower moroi by shim
adjustment,or shift sidewaysto removeboth paralleland angularmisalignment.In machinescapableof over5.0 PSIG
diffcrcntial pressure,the heatofoperationwill causeenoughexpansionto producemisalignment.To compensate.
shim
the motor sothat the drivenendof the blower/exhaustershaftendwill beabour.005"highwhcncold. Realigncoupling
againafteronetotwo hoursofoperationwhenmachinetemperature
hasstabilized.
The betterthealignmenithelongei
thc life of the bearingsand coupling.
Rccommendeddistancebetweendriver and driven shafts must be maintained.Follow coupling instructionswhen
included.
B E L TD R I V E
Sheaves
and beltsmust he cleanrnd dry. Do not pply hell dressing.Frrrnraxintun'r
belt an<ihearinslife.shear.es
mustbe in goodalignmentand bellsnlustbe underpropcrtcnsi()n.
Check alignmentwith straightedgeor cord acrolislhe facesof both sheuves.
This shouldshowsquareconrncron
if theyare paralleland with beltsrunningat right anglesr()rhc shaft.
both sheaves
Use !-gnsiomete-r
for determiningproperbelt tension.Beltsthat are (oo tightcausea sharpdecrease
in bearingand
belt life. If_too loose.they-willslip.fail prematurelyand decrease
machineperformance
due to reducedspeed.-Belts
maystretchslightlywhenfirst placedin service.Therefore.checkbelt tensionafterIhe machinehasooeiateda feu
days,Belt tensionshouldalso be checkedperiodicallythroughoutlhe life of the drive. It left out of serliceftrr a
lengthyperiod,all tensionshouldbe removedfrom the belts.
When replacingbelts..move
th€ motor towardthe machine.Neverforcea belrovera sheave.If replacinga nrukiple
belt drive,replaceall heltswith a marchedset.
TIMPROPERINSTALLATION WILL VOID THE MACHINERY WARRANTY.
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S Y R A C U S E ,N . Y . 1 3 2 2 r
4. LONG TERM STORAGE
The storagearea must be maintainedat a relativelyconstantlemperaturein order to preventcondensationand
rust. The storageareamust be free of ambientvibration to avoid bearingset. Machineshaftsmust be rotatedby
hand ten or fifteen revolutionsoncea weekto avoid bearingsetand shaft warpage.A mainten€nce
log of weekly
shaft rotation must be maintained.Prior to start-up, removethe bearingcaps.Thoroughlycleanand relubricate
accordingto instructionsundersectiontwelve,LUBRICATION. At start-up,if bearingnoiseis detected,remove
and replaceboth bearings.Relubricateaccordingto instructionsunder s€ctiontwelve, Protect the motor d ver
pruaccordingto the motor manufacturer'sstandardinstructionsfor long term storage.Frllore lo rdherc lo ah€se
ctdurrs rill rffcct lhe mrchinery wrrrsrly.
5 . IDLE PERIODS
An idle blower/exhauster
shouldbe treatedin so far as possiblelike a machinein storase.
6. OVERLOAD CAUTION
Centrifugalblowers/exhausters
shouldnot be operatedbeforepiping connections are made. They are under
heaviestload when inlet and outlet are wide ooen.If necessarv
t() lest the unit. close off the inlet with a meral
plateor boardplacedover the inlet flange.
7. MOTOR INSTRUCTIONS
lnstructionsfor electricalconnectionb.
careandoperationof motorare attachedto the motor.Motorsshouldhe
connectedby an experienced
electrician.Be sureirowercharacteristics
on motornameplate
agreewith available
powersuppry.
8. STARTINGINSTRUCTIONS
Be sure that alignmenthasheenchecked.shaftturnsfreelyby handand shippingcovershavebeenremoved.
Start unit with inlet (or outletl closedoff. Open inlet lor outlet)only after motorhasreachedoperatinuspeed.
Do not perrnilmotor loadto exceednameplatefull loadamperage.
Admit maximumvolumeof air lwithin m()tornameplatefull load amperagerating)for periodof four ttr file
minutesto purgeblowerandsystempipingof loosematerialbeforefinal connecti()n
to processequipnrent.
9. DIRECTIONOF ROTATIONAND SPEED
A raisedanow on the inlet headshowsproperdirectionof rotation.Changewiring connections
to correct.if
Full loadspeedof all standardunitsdirectdrivenby a frOherrzmororis approximately
nec€ssary.
3550RPM.
IO.LACK OF PRESSUREOR VACUUM
l. CheckRotationand Soeed.
2. Be surethereare no sioppages
in pipingand that pipelineleakageis minimal.
3. Checkmotor load:A machineoperatinSbeyondratingwill devekrpreducedpressure
or vacuun).
4. Check rubbersleeveon inlet. if used.lf it shouldbe collapsed.
exchangefor outletsleeveuntil ne\{ onecan
be obtained.
5. If inlet filter is used,removetemporarilyand testunit. or cleanthe filter.
t t . V I B R A T I O NA N D N O I S E
Misalignmentbetweenblower/exhauster
and motor will causevibrationand noise.Restoreproperalignnlentat
once to preventdamageto bearingsand./ordrive.
A worn or damagedball bearingwill makea shriekingnoiseand causevibration. As soonas abnormaloperation
is dctected,replacethe defectivebearingper serviceinstructionsheet#25.51.25.Usebearingspecifiedby Lamson
Corporation.
Somcblowers/exhausters
operatingunddr very light or no load will surge.A blower/exhausterin surgemakesan
intermittentnoise,a rapid poppingor a stuttering,dependingon volumeof piping system.Increasingthe air flow
will aliminateit. A blower/exhaustershould neverbe run coniinuouslyshut off and neverif "ln Surge". Mlsrppllcrllor or lmp?op.r opcrrtlon wlll vold the mrchinery wrrnnay.
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DATA
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CenlrilugalAir
SyslemsOivision
CO R PORATION
SYRACUSE, N.Y. 13221
I 2 .L U B R I C A T I O N
Correctlubricationis of prime importancein nraintaining
l<>ng
trearintlife. The mostcontnl()ncituseso[ olr'theating.noise and prematurebearingfailure are t>vergreasing.
use of the wr()ngtype of greaseilnd us!' (rt
grease.
contaminated
and the useof any othertypeof grease
rvithouterA specialhigh speedgrease,#5, is requiredin thesemachines
plicit approvalof the LamsonEngineering
Depar(mentwill automaticallyVOID THE MACHINERY WARfrom the supplierof the blower/exhauster
or directfrom LamsonCorRANTY. Crease,#5, may be purchased
poration,Syracuse.
New York.
Blower/exhauster-bearings
aregreasedbeforeleav-ing
the factoryand,undernormaloperatingconditions(2000hours
year),require
per
peryear),
requiretheadditionofa smallamountof#5grease
several
timeseachyear(about| &. in thegreaiereserr
oir
ofeachbearingfor the"310"and"400"series,2 oz.in thegreasereservoirofeach
ofeac[ bearingin the'5
"510
l0
&
5J0'series.
550'series.
-1o2.
'l250"leries.
greasereservoir
reservoirol
of each
eachbearing
in the grease
bearinglor
for the "600",
"600', '810", "850".*1210"& '1250"
"600',
series.
and 4 oz. in thegrease
e-ach
bea!i!g
bearinefgrlhg
for the"860"
q
reservoiroj
ofeach
&
"
1260"
series).
Do
not
overgrease
permit
or
contaminantsto enterthebiarin-e
:'860:
chamber.DO NOT USE STANDARD CUP GREASE.
Lamson Corporation recommendsbearinginspectionand relubricationin accordancewith the follorring
exceeds185'F., relubricateevery 1,500hours.\\'heresererc
schedule:Wherebearingoperatingtemperature
operatingconditionsexist,i.e., high stageunitsoperatingin continuousservice(morethan eighrhoursper da1)
shouldbe accomplished
on a I ,500hour cycle.Greasetheblower/e\hauster
bearingrelubrications
lr hileit is runor immediately
ningand hasreacheda stabilized
operatingtemperature,
after it.hasbeenstopped.The preferred
removeplugat top of bearinghousingandplugfrom bottomof bearing
timeis whileit is running.To addgrease,
cap. Pressin throughthe top holethe quantitiesof greaseindicatedin the paragraphabove.Replaceplugin lhc
top holeof bearinghousingbut leavebottomplug out of bearingcap for approximately
thirly minutesto allos
greaseto flow oul. After thirty minuteswipe off thc expelledgreaseand replacebottom plug.
old or excess
ofabnormal
abnormaloperating
Onceevery
Once
everytwoyearsol
twoyearsof normaloperationorsix
or sixmonthsol
conditions.
thegrease
reservoirshould
thoroughlvwith a non-toxicsolvent.Afterall solventhasevaporated,
thoroughly
evaDorated.
becleaned
reDack
repack
oneone-third
to one-halffull of
newgrease(aboutI.6oz.foreachbearingof"310"&"400"series.3.Ioz.foreachbearingof"5l0&550"series.
for eachbearingof *600",'810"."850",'1210"& * 1250"series
and7 oz.for eachbearingof "860"& " 1260"series).
rsof operation
oneration
areconsidered
to be:Highambient
H ishambienttemperatures,
temoeratures.
severe
severedust
dustconditions.
conditionscorrrrsir
t'
Abnormalconditions
corrosile
atmosphere,long periods of continuousoperationor handling of hot air (275'F. maximum permissible
process,
it is of criticalimportance
DISCHARCE air temperature).
During the relubrication
to proteclboth thc'
bv dust.dirt or anv otherforeisnmaterial.
lubricantand the bearinsfrom contamination
PARTS
I 3 .O R D E R I N CR E P L A C E M E N T
shouldincludecomPleteblower./exhauste
r nameplatedata.particularlr'(hes!'riillnuntlr('r'.
All correspondence
l s s h o w ni n t h e r e p a i rp a r t sl i s t .l f o r d e r i n si n r p f l l c r { s } .
G i v e t h e i t e m n u m b e ra n d d e s c r i p t i oonf t h e p a r t ( s a
indicatetype required{radialvaneor backwardcurvedvane).
mustbe per LamsonCorporationspecifications.
Replacement
bearings,if purchased
elsewhere,
I 4 . M A C H I N E R YW A R R A N T Y
LamsonCorporationwarrantsthis apparatusto be of first-class
materialand workmanshipand rill rcplil rrr
partspro\.idr'd
replaceFOB factorywithoutchargewithin oneyearfrom dateof shipmentany defective
thilr lhc
purchaser
givesimmediatenoticein writingand examinalionproveslhe claim.Dismantling
(rt'
ande\anlinitti(rn
the apparatusmustbe by authorizedLamsonpersonnel
in the field or afterreturnto the Lamsonmanutrcluring
plant.
This warrantydoesnot covermotors,starters,etc.,manufactured
by othersand doesnot covererosionor crrrro.
('or
agreesthat no otherclaim for damages
will be madeagainstLanls(rn
sionof the apparatus.The purchaser
poration.
NOTE: When installationand op€rationof the equipmentwill be delayeddue to exportor otherr!'ilsons
iln c\tendedwarrantymay be obtained.The purchasermustrequestin writingand be grantedin writingsuch n crwarranty,will providea detlilt'tl*-hcrlrrlc
tendedwarranty.The LamsonCorporation,whengrantingan extended
to be followedpertainingto the blower/exhauster.
A similarschedule
will be pro\irlrrl t\rr rhc
of procedur€s
with the motor vendor'spolicy.
moior driverconsistent
Frllure lo follow the specifiedprocedureswill rulomrlicslly void the extendedwarrrnll.
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AIR INLETDRIVEN
by
TAMSON
R E P A I RP A R T SL I S T
ITEM
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
DESCRIPTION
lnlet Head
Imoeller
Baffle Ring (550,850,860, 1250,1260only)
Gasket.Head - eitherend. Inlet or Outlet
Bearinghousing eitherend,InletorOutlet
BearingCap - Drive End
Shaft
Locknut,Bearing-eitherend, Inletor Outlet
Lockwasher,Bearing eithercnd, Inlet or
Outlet
l0 GreaseSlinger- eitherend, Inlet or Outlet
I I Shim. lmoeller
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ITEM
t1
DESCRIPTION
Outlet Head
t 3 Intermediate
Section
I 4 Air SealLabyrinth eitherend,Inletor Outlet
l 5 Bearing- eitherend,Inletor Outlet
l 6 Gasket,BearingHousing- eitherend, Inlet or Outlet
t ' l Wavy SpringWasher
l 8 BearingCap - OppositeDrive End
l 9 Shim,Bearing
20 Locknut.ImDeller
2 l Lockwasher.'lmoeller
22 Tie Rod
Joint S€alant- SiliconeRubber