We have had several vendors tell us how their oil will save us money, and to prove it, they take temperature and amp readings on a piece of equipment before and after their oil is used. To isolate the effects of different oils, we decided to take these readings before and after changing out the oil in a piece of equipment with the same brand of oil.
We found that by flushing the gearbox and replacing the oil, the amp draw on 2-hp motors driving gearboxes will decrease by 1.7% and the temperature will decrease by as much as 10%. (Temperature is harder to pin down because while we can duplicate the machine parameters, we cannot stabilize the atmospheric conditions.) Using this information, we are able to more accurately evaluate the possible benefits of a new brand of oil. (Submitted by Bill Jacobyansky, Maintenance Manager, Guardian Industries. Thanks Bill.) I feel this isperhaps coming from some very used oil with perhaps sludge and little additives left. But the truth are in the details.
We found that by flushing the gearbox and replacing the oil, the amp draw on 2-hp motors driving gearboxes will decrease by 1.7% and the temperature will decrease by as much as 10%. (Temperature is harder to pin down because while we can duplicate the machine parameters, we cannot stabilize the atmospheric conditions.) Using this information, we are able to more accurately evaluate the possible benefits of a new brand of oil. (Submitted by Bill Jacobyansky, Maintenance Manager, Guardian Industries. Thanks Bill.) I feel this isperhaps coming from some very used oil with perhaps sludge and little additives left. But the truth are in the details.
