On 04.09.13 15:21, andy pugh wrote: > On 4 September 2013 14:05, Stuart Stevenson <stus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Oil bath bearings in the bottom of a gearbox are bathed in ALL of the wear > > particles of the gear train - not a good situation. > > That's an interesting point. > > I guess it is possible that the idea is that the gearbox oil washes > the bearings....
Then it ought to be beneficial to fit a strong magnet on the end of any drain plug in the head, or drill and tap a hole to allow for one, if absent. The bearing would provide ample oil agitation for the magnet to filter the oil, I figure Erik -- In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. - Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" (We go to the polls on Saturday, and that seems to apply here too.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041391&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
