Automatic lubrication
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A new Telelube automatic lubrication system has been produced by Telehoist Ltd., of Cheltenham. Designed primarily for heavy goods vehicles, it is also suitable for use on lighter vehicles and plant working under arduous conditions, such as tippers and Load Luggers.
An air-operated one-gallon combined pump and reservoir unit feeds meter injectors at each lubrication point, and is capable of supplying as many as 150 points. It can be fitted to new or old vehicles and plant.
The pump is self-priming, and it can be time-cycled to give a lubrication interval varying between 2min and 11. hours. Air to work the pump is normally taken from the auxiliary air tank, requiring only 0.01 cu.ft. of air per cycle. The pump operates with an air supply pressure of from 80 to 150 p,s.i., resulting in a lubricant pressure of from 65 to 120 p.s.i. in the supply lines.
A new range of barbed elbows and fittings has been introduced to overcome any possibility of lines t ecoming disconnected.
Lubricant meters are fitted in series, which enable simple pipe runs to be made. The meters are of the manifold and visual type, providing deliveries from 0.001 cu.in. to 0.4 cu.in.
The price of the new pump is £36, and the existing LS303 model has been reduced by £11 to £25.