Hot Gearbox 1

Modified on Sunday, 01 February 2015 10:27 PM by mpieler — Categorized as: Extrusion Hints

Hot Gearbox 1
Vol.21 #1, June 1994

If your extruder gearbox runs to hot, consider switching to a synthetic gear oil to reduce friction, and therefore heat generation, in the extruder gearbox.

It is possible to reduce the gearbox temperature by 10 to 20 degrees F with synthetic oil.

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