Owner manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
General Operation
1.Runthemotorwhichdrivesthereducerandcheckthedirectionofreduceroutputrotation.Consultmotornameplateforinstructionstoreversethe
direction of rotation.
2.Attachingtheload:Ondirectcoupledinstallations,checkshaftandcouplingalignmentbetweenspeedreducerandloadingmechanism.Onchain/
sprocketandbelt/pulleyinstallation,locatethesprocketorpulleyasclosetotheoilsealaspossibletominimizeoverhungload.Checktoverifythatthe
overhungloaddoesnotexceedspecificationspublishedinthecatalog.
3.High momentumloads: Ifcoastingtoastopisundesirable,abrakingmechanismshould beprovidedtothespeedreducer outputor the driven
mechanism.
 Thesystemofconnectedrotatingpartsmustbefreefromcriticalspeed,torsionalorothertypevibration,nomatterhowinduced.The
responsibilityforthissystemanalysislieswiththepurchaserofthespeedreducer.
Installation Instructions
ThefollowinginstructionsapplytostandardGroveGearLeCentric™typereducerswithbaseorflangemountinginmotorizedandnon-motorizeddouble
and triple reduction options.
1. Mounttheunittoarigidflatsurfaceusinggrade5orhigherfasteners.Themountingfastenersshouldbethelargeststandardsizethatwillfitinthebase
mountinghole.Shimasrequiredunderflangeorbasefeetwhichdonotlieflatagainstthemountingsurface.
2.LeCentric™reducersarefilledwithproperamountofoilfromGroveGear.Oilquantityisbasedonmountingposition,asindicatedonreducernameplate.
Unlessotherwiseindicatedwithorder,allreducersarefilledtolevelindicatedforpositionH3.Ifpositionotherthantheoneindicatedonnameplateis
required,refertoFigure1foralternatemountingpositionsandTable1foroilquantities.
3. Connectmotortospeedreducer.
4. LeCentric™reducersaredesignedtooperatewithoutavent.Installationofaventisnotrequired.
 DONOTCHANGEMOUNTINGPOSITIONSWITHOUTCONTACTINGFACTORY.Alteringthemountingpositionmayrequirespecial
lubricationprovisionswhichmustbefactoryinstalled.
 Donotoperatethereducerwithoutmakingsureitcontainsthecorrectamountofoil.Confirmthatmountingpositiononnameplatematches
applicationrequirementperFigure1.Donotoverfillorunderfillwithoil,orinjurytopersonnel,reducerorotherequipmentmayresult.
 Aunitcannotbeusedasanintegralpartofamachinesuperstructurewhichwouldimposeadditionalloadsontheunitotherthanthose
imposedbythetorquebeingtransmittedeitherthroughashaft-mountedarrangement,andanyshaftmountedpowertransmittingdevice.
(e.g.sprockets,pulleys,couplings)
 Forsafeoperationandtomaintaintheunitwarranty,whenchangingafactoryinstalledfastenerforanyreasonitbecomestheresponsibility
ofthepersonmakingthechangetoproperlyaccountforfastenergrade,threadengagement,load,tighteningtorqueandthemeansoftorque
retention.
INSTRUCTIONS
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