The Advantages of Continuous Electro-Lube Lubrication

1. Continuously feeding a small amount of lubricant into the bearing pushes out wear material such as chrome flakes, keeps out dirt, water and foreign material and generally keeps the bearing cleaner. The constant flow of the Electro-Luber (tm) keeps the seals lubricated so they are more effective in preventing bearing contamination.

2. As a bearing cools down, it creates a slight vacuume or negative pressure. In the intermittently lubricated bearing, the vacuum may draw in foreign material. In the continuously lubricated bearing, the vacuum draws in more lubrication. In dusty environments, such as are found in gravelpit operations, iron ore mining, coal mining, grain handling and in operations where silica is suspended in the air, the continuous dispensing system will tend to keep harmful material out of the bearing and prolong bearing life.

3. If the bearing operates in a moist or acidic environment such as is present in lumber mills or pulp and paper mills, the continous injection of lubricant will reduce oxidation and bearing breakdown. The bearing cavity will tend to be filled with lubricants and flush out moisture and harmful chemicals, which may otherwise accumulate if the bearing is unused for some time.

4. In some bearings, the lubricant near the race is used over and over again until it is used up and breaks down while the remainder of the lubricant in the cavity has not been used. Sometimes 95% of the lubricant remains unused. In these cases the bearing may have an adequate supply of lubricant but the bearing is inadequately lubricated. The Electro-Luber (tm) continually moves the lubricant into the bearing so that the old lubricant is constantly being replaced by fresh lubricant.

5. By being in constant contact with the moving parts, a constant supply of lubrication can dissipate some of the heat generated on the contact surfaces and reduce the friction and wear between the rubbing surfaces.