Elmo Rletschle V-VC 50, V-VC75, V-VC100, V-VC150 User Manual
Edition: 1.4.2014 · BA 231-EN
Original Operating Instructions
V-VC 50 | 75 | 100 | 150
Vacuum pump
V-Serie
V-Series
Drehschieber
Rotary Vane
Table of contents
Table of contents
1 Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.1 Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Target group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3 Supplier documentation and accompanying documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.5 Directives, standards, laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.6 Symbols and meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.7 Technical terms and meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.8 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Warning instruction markings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Designated use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Unacceptable operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.5 Personal qualifi cations and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.6 Safety-conscious work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.7 Safety notes for the operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.8 Safety instructions for installing, commissioning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.9 Guarantee conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3 Transport, storage and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.1 Unpack and check the delivery condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1.2 Lifting and transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2.1 Ambient conditions for storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.3 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4 Set up and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1.1 Data plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.3 Areas of application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1 Preparing for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3 Connecting pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.4 Filling with lubricating oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.5 Connecting the motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6 Commissioning and decommissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.1 Commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.1.1 Checking the rotation direction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.2 Decommissioning/ storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.3 Re-commissioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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7 Maintenance and repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1 Ensuring operational safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2 Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.2.1 Air fi ltering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.2.2 Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2.3 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2.4 Oil removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.3 Repair/ Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.4 Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
8 Malfunctions: Causes and elimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
9 Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Foreword
1 Foreword
1.1 Principles
These operating instructions:
• are a part of the following oil-fl ooded rotary vane
vacuum pumps, V-VC 50, V-VC 75, V-VC 100 and
V-VC 150.
• describe how to use them safely and properly in
all life phases.
• must be available where the equipment is used.
1.2 Target group
The target group for these instructions is technically
trained specialists.
1.3 Supplier documentation and accompanying documents
Document Contents No.
Operating Instructions BA 231-EN
Supplier documentation
Declaration of Conformity C 0045-EN
Declaration of harmlessness 7.7025.003.17
Spare parts’ list Spare parts document E 231
Data sheet Technical data and graphs D 231
Info sheet
Water vapour compatibility for oil-fl ooded
vacuum pumps
I 200
Info sheet Storage guidelines for machines I 150
Manufacturer’s declaration
EU Directive 2002/95/EG (RoHS)
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1.4 Abbreviations
Fig. Figure
V-VC Vacuum pump
3
/h Pumping capacity
m
mbar (abs.) Final vacuum, operating vacuum
1.5 Directives, standards, laws
See Conformity Declaration
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1.6 Symbols and meaning
Symbol Explanation
Condition, pre-requisite
#### Instructions, action
a), b),... Instructions in several steps
Results
Foreword
[-> 14]
Cross reference with page number
Information, note
Safety symbol
Warns of potential risk of injury
Obey all the safety instructions with this symbol in order to avoid injury
and death.
1.7 Technical terms and meaning
Term Explanation
Machines Pump and motor combination ready to be connected
Motor Pump drive motor
Vacuum pump Machine to create a vacuum
Rotary vane Machine’s design or active principle
Pumping capacity
Vacuum pump volume fl ow related to the condition in the suction connection
Final pressure (abs.) The maximum vacuum that a pump reaches when the suction opening is
closed. Given as absolute pressure.
Permanent vacuum The vacuum or the suction range at which the pump operates perma-
nently.
The permanent vacuum or intake pressure is ≥ than the fi nal vacuum and
< than the atmospheric pressure.
Noise emission
The noise emitted at a specifi c loading given as a fi gure, sound pressure
level dB(A) as per EN ISO 3744..
1.8 Copyright
Passing on or copying this document, using and
providing information on its contents are prohibited
unless expressly permitted.
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Safety
2 Safety
The manufacturer is not responsible for damage if
you do not follow all of this documentation.
2.1 Warning instruction markings
Warning Danger level Consequences if not obeyed
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTICE
2.2 General
immediately imminent danger Death, severe bodily injury
possible imminent danger Death, severe bodily injury
possible hazardous situation Slight bodily injury
possible hazardous situation Material damage
These operating instructions contain basic instructions for installation, commissioning, maintenance
and inspection work which must be obeyed to ensure the safe operation of the machine and prevent
physical and material damage.
The safety instructions in all sections must be taken
into consideration.
The operating instructions must be read by the
responsible technical personnel/ operator before
installing and commissioning and must be fully understood. The contents of the operating instructions
must always be available on site for the technical
personnel / operator. Instructions fi xed directly onto
the machine must be obeyed and must always remain legible. This applies for example to:
• Symbols for connections
• Data and motor data plate
• Instruction and warning plates
The operator is responsible for observing local regulations.
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Safety
2.3 Designated use
The machine must only be operated in such areas
as are described in the operating instructions:
• only operate the machine in a technically perfect
condition
• do not operate the machine when it is only partially assembled
• the machine must only be operated at an ambient temperature and a suction temperature of
between 12 and 40°C
Please contact us for temperatures outside this
range.
• the machine may convey, compress or extract
the following media:
• Air
The air extracted may contain water vapour
but no water or other liquids. For water vapour compatibility see Info I 200
• all non-explosive, non-infl ammable, non-ag-
gressive and non-poisonous dry gases and
gas air mixtures
2.4 Unacceptable operating modes
• extracting, conveying and compressing explosive, infl ammable, aggressive or poisonous media, e.g. dust as per ATEX zone 20-22, solvents
as well as gaseous oxygen and other oxidants
• extracting, conveying and compressing explosive, infl ammable, aggressive, oxidative or
poisonous media, e.g. dust as per ATEX zone
20-22, solvents
• using the machine in non-commercial plants if
the necessary precautions and protective measures have not been taken in the plant
• installing in environments that are at risk of explosions
• using the machine in areas with ionising radiation
• back pressures on the outlet side of more than
+0,1bars
• modifi cations to the machine and accessories
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Safety
2.5 Personal qualifi cations and training
• Ensure that people entrusted with working on
the machine have read and understood these
operating instructions before starting work,
particularly the safety instructions for installation,
commissioning, maintenance and inspection
work.
• Manage the responsibilities, competence and
monitoring of staff
• all work must only be carried out be technical
specialists:
• Installation, commissioning, maintenance
and inspection work
• Working with electricity
• personnel being trained to work on the ma-
chine must be supervised by technical specialists only
2.6 Safety-conscious work
The following safety regulations apply in addition
to the safety instructions and intended use listed in
these instructions:
• Accident prevention regulations, safety and operating regulations
• the standards and laws in force
2.7 Safety notes for the operator
• hot parts of the machine must not be accessible
during operation or must be fi tted with a guard
• People must not be endangered by the free
extraction or discharge of pumped media
• Risks arising from electrical energy must be
eliminated.
• The machine must not be in touch with infl ammable substances.
Danger of fi re by hot surfaces, discharge of
pumped media or cooling air
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Safety
2.8 Safety instructions for installing, commissioning and maintenance
• The operator will ensure that any installation,
commissioning and maintenance work is carried out by authorised, qualifi ed specialists who
have gained suffi cient information by an in-depth
study of the operating instructions.
• Only work on the machine when it is idle and
cannot be switched on again
• Ensure that you follow the procedure for decommissioning the machine described in the operating instructions.
• Fit or start up safety and protective devices
again immediately after fi nishing work.
• Conversion work or modifi cations to the machine are only permissible with the manufacturer’s consent.
• Only use original parts or parts approved by the
manufacturer. The use of other parts may invalidate liability for any consequences arising.
• Keep unauthorised people away from the machine
2.9 Guarantee conditions
The manufacturer’s guarantee or warranty will no
longer apply in the following cases:
• Improper use
• Not complying with these instructions
• Operation by insuffi ciently qualifi ed staff
• Using spare parts that have not been approved
by Gardner Denver Schopfheim GmbH
• Unauthorised modifi cations to the machine or
the accessories supplied by Gardner Denver
Schopfheim GmbH
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Transport, storage and disposal
3 Transport, storage and disposal
3.1 Transportation
3.1.1 Unpack and check the delivery condition
a) Unpack the machine on receipt and check for
transport damage.
b) Notify the manufacturer of transport damage im-
mediately
c) Dispose of the packaging in accordance with the
local regulations in force.
3.1.2 Lifting and transporting
a) Select the lifting device suitable for the total
b) Ensure that the machine cannot tip and fall.
c) Do not stop under a suspended load.
d) Put the goods to be conveyed on a horizontal
Lifting device/ Transporting with a crane
a) Tighten the eyebolts (Fig. 1/1) fi rmly.
b) The machine must be suspended on the eyebolt
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WARNING
Death or limbs crushed as a result of the items
being transported falling or tipping over.
When transporting with the lifting device remem-
ber:
weight to be transported.
base.
WARNING
Bodily injury resulting from improper operation
a) Loads crosswise to the ring level are not per-
mitted.
b) Avoid impact stress.
using the lifting device for lifting and transporting.
Fig. 1 Lifting and transporting
1 Eyebolt
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