
SAO, SAG, LUBRUCATION UNIT
Instructional manual
TriboTec spol. s r.o.
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NP_SAO_SAG_EN 05-2023
Changes to the specified technical parameters and design are reserved
1 PRODUCT DESIGNATION
This document serves as a guide for proper handling, storage, installation, commissioning, operation
and maintenance of the product:
SAO/SAG lubrication unit
This is a standard product. Individual products are identified by a production label, which shows the
code designation, year of manufacture and serial number.
2 APPLICATION
SAO lubrication units, version for lubricating oils, and SAG, version for soft greases, are used
exclusively as pressure lubricant sources for single-pipe central lubrication circuits, which are
equipped with single-pipe metering valves series SKIE, SKIB and SKIC using SRK manifolds or
single-pipe metering valves series SMIE, SMIB mounted directly in the lubricated place.
3 DESCRIPTION
The main parts of the unit are a plastic tank and tank lid, on which the main components of the unit are
mounted, which are a gear pump with electric motor, float level meter for SAO units, diaphragm level
meter for SAG units with electric switch, filling neck with filling network and outlet fitting with
manometer. Manometer only at the customer's request. There are a change-over, relief, and safety
valve on the plastic gear pump holder.
In addition, some types of lubrication units (SAO P3, P4, P5, SAG P3, P4, P5) are available with an
internal pressure switch or pressure switch and automatic control (SAO P2, P4, SAG P2, P4). The
tank lid is closed with a plastic cover. For lubrication units equipped with automatic control, there is a
manual button on the front of the tank lid to start one lubrication time and 3 signalling LEDs. The
individual indicators indicate: green light - connected voltage, yellow light - unit running, red light
flashing - lack of lubricant in the tanks (lubricant pressure level has dropped below the permitted
minimum), red light is constantly lit - during the lubrication period there was no work cycle lubrication
circuit (pressure switch did not turn on).
SAO, SAG lubrication units are units in a variant design, with a plastic fuel tank with an optional
volume of 3 or 6 litres. The nominal supplied amount of lubricant is uniform 100 cm
3
/ min for all unit
designs, with a maximum working pressure of 24 bar (SAO) and 30 bar (SAG). Electric motors are
standardly supplied in 115 V AC, 230 V AC and 24 V DC single-phase, other voltages consult the
supplier.
4 OPERATION
After getting operation of the lubrication unit, the gear pump, driven by an electric motor, carries the
lubricant in the relief valve, in which the piston moves and closes the discharge opening. The lubricant
pressure in the change-over valve increases, where the working cuff moves and closes its drain hole.
The entire lubrication circuit is now closed and the lubricant starts to flow around the sealing edge of
the working rubber cuff of the change-over valve into the lubrication circuit, and all the metering valves
in the circuit perform their stroke and deliver the lubricant to the lubricated points. When the gear
pump is stopped, the relief valve spring moves its piston, which opens the drain hole. The pressure in
the change-over valve drops, the working cuff opens the drain hole, through which part of the oil
escapes from the lubrication circuit back into the tank and the pressure in the circuit drops. After the
pressure drop in the circuit, the closing rubber cuffs in the single-pipe metering valves are released,