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Wadkin
OPERATING
AND
MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
INST
A L
LATION.
The machine Is despatched
from
the Works with
all
bright
surfaces
greased
to
prevent
rusting.
This
should
be
rem
oved by applying a cloth damped in paraffin
or
turpentine.
FOUNDATIONS.
If
the mill floor
consists
of
4" (100 mm)
solid
concrete
00
s
pecial
foundation
is
necessary.
Rag
type
foundation bolts i" (
16
mm)
diameter
should
be
used
to fix the machine to the floor, but
these
are
not supplied by Wadkin Ltd.
unless
specially
ordered
. The
outline
on page 4 gives
details
of
bolt
positions
and
cle
aran
ces
required.
Cut
6"
(150 mm) to
8"
(200 mm)
square
hates
in the conc
ret
e and run in
li
quid
cement
with bolts in position. The machine should be
carefully
levelled before fixing and again
after
final fixing to
ensure
that
no
d
isto
rtion
has taken place.
WIRING.
For
detailed cabling
Instructions
see
diagrams
of connections
on
pages
6
(motors
on
50
cycles)
and
19
(Motors on
60
c
ycles).
LUBRICATION.
POINTS
A.
Give 1
or
2
depressions
of the
grease
gun
every
1 to 2 months.
POINTS
B.
Give 1
depression
of
the
grease
gun weekly.
POINTS C. Give 1
turn
to the
grease
caps
weekly,
or
If
grease
nipples
are
fitted give
1
depression
of the
grease
gun weekly.
POINTS
D.
Oil twice weekly with good quality machine oil.
The
grease
rec
ommended
Is
Wadkin Ball
Bearing
Grease
Grade
L.
6.
For
lubr
icating
oil
use
Wadkin Machine Oil Grade L. 4.
WADKIN
RANGE
OF
OIL
AND
GREASE LUBRICANTS
WITH
EQUIVALENTS.
EQUIVALENT LUBRICANTS.
WADKIN
GRADE. SHELL
MEX
AND
B. P. LTD. MOBIL OIL
CO.
LTD. CASTROL
Machine Oil Shell
Vitrea
Mobil
"Vactra
·' Oil
Perfecto
NN
Grade
L.4
. Oil 33. (Heavy Medium)
Ball
Bearing
Shell Alvania MobUux
Greue
Spheerol S
Grease
Grade L. 6.
Greas
e 3 No.
2.
