Gearbox Maintenance

in #engineering7 years ago (edited)

Gearbox is one form of application of the gears where the gear is arranged into several stages / levels to produce the desired output of rotation or power.
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Gearbox function:

  • Change speed
  • Changing the size of the Torque

Advantages of gearbox:

  • Transmitted power can be adjusted by ratio
  • Movement is not easy to slip
  • Can accurately transmit power
  • Can operate at a very high speed
  • itemSturdy

Lack of gearbox:

  • The gearbox requires maintenance in the form of lubrication
  • The gearbox requires careful alignment
  • The gearbox may produce a noisy sound

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Problem and Cause in Gearbox
Failure in the gearbox can be divided into 2 parts:

  1. Related to lubrication
  • wrong lubrication selection
  • contamination
  • excessive heat
  • lubricant condition
  1. Associated with lubrication
  • improper design
  • installation error
  • operation error
  • alignment error

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