Specifications

B.2ALIGNMENT
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INITIALALIGNMENTCHECKS:(Donepriortooperation)
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9 CheckbeforegroutingtheBaseplatetobesurecorrectalignmentispossible.
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9 CheckafterBaseplateisgroutedtoseeifgroutingprocesshasalteredalignment.
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9 Afterpipesareconnected,checktoseeifstrainedconnectionshavealteredalignment.Ifso,
eliminatepipingstraintoachieveoptimalalignment.
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FINALALIGNMENT:
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9 Alignmentshouldbecheckedafterfirstrunwhenbothpumpanddriverareatoperating
temperature.
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9 Alignmentshouldbecheckedperiodicallyinaccordancewithplantoperatingprocedures.
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9 Goodalignmentshouldbecheckedperiodicallyinaccordancewithplantoperating
procedures.
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9 Goodalignmentisachievedwhenthedialindicatorreadingsare0.002inorless.
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SECTIONC
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PREPARATIONFORSTART‐UP
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DANGER 
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Makesuredriverpowerislockedout.
Failuretolockoutdriverpowermayresultinseriousphysicalinjury.
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C.1CHECKINGROTATION
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1. Makesurecouplinghubsaresecurelyfastenedtoshafts.
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2. Jogdriverjustlongenoughtodeterminedirection ofrotation.Rotationmustcorrespondto
arrowonbearinghousing.
CAUTION 
Seriousdamagemayresultifpumpisruninthewrongrotation.
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3. Makesuretoleavepowerturnedofftothedriver.