Flexxaire TAC1000-P series, TAC1000-H series Installation And Service Manual
INSTALLATION AND SERVICE MANUAL FOR THE
TAC1000-P FAN SERIES (PNEUMATIC CONTROL)
TAC1000-H FAN SERIES (HYDRAULIC CONTROL)
Publication No. 01553
Revision 8
Printed in Canada
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This manual (P/N 01553) is produced to assist in the installation, operation and maintenance of Flexxaire®
TAC1000-P and TAC1000-H Series Fan Systems.
Flexxaire has made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this manual is correct and complete at
the time of printing. Flexxaire® will assume no responsibility for any errors or omissions. If you have any questions
regarding this manual or any other document provided with
your fan system, please contact:
Flexxaire
Product Support Department
10430-180 Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5S-1C3
Phone: 780-483-3267
Fax: 780-483-6099
1.2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
The safety information in this publication is to be used in
conjunction with the safety information supplied from the
original machine manufacturer. Please refer to all safety
information supplied, prior to doing any work on the fan
assembly or any other component to assure safety.
Improper operation, maintenance or repair of this
product can be dangerous and could result in injury
or death.
Always use Flexxaire parts and components or Flexxaire
approved parts and components. The use of unapproved
parts and/or components may void the 1-year warranty.
Do not operate or perform any maintenance on this
product until you have read and understand the operation and maintenance information. Please contact Flexxaire or an approved dealer for any information that you may require.
The person(s) servicing the product may be unfamiliar with many of the systems or components on
the product. This makes it important to use caution
when performing any type of service work. A
knowledge of the product and/or its components is
important before the removal or disassembly of any
component.
1.2.1 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Always wear protective glasses, protective shoes and any
other protective equipment as required by job conditions
when working around this product.
1.2.3 SPRING LOADED FAN HUB
The hub assembly is spring loaded. If disassembly of the
hub is required, take caution that you are well protected
from the hub’s release which may be sudden and pose an
impact related injury. Also make sure that the internal
pressure is released. Consult the pneumatic or hydraulic
control instructions.
1.2.3 HOT FLUIDS AND PARTS
To avoid burns, be alert for hot parts on the assembly or
the machine that have just been stopped and have hot fluid in lines, tubes and compartments.
1.3 PRODUCT SUPPORT
The Product Support Department provides technical support, information on fan installation and maintenance,
parts, instruction manuals, and is responsible for warranty
administration. Contact the Product Support Department
for any problems that this technical manual does not address.
Phone: 780-483-3267
Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. MST
1.4 FAN SPECIFICATIONS
The following needs to be considered prior to the installation of the Flexxaire Fan System. If your situation is listed
in this section, DO NOT INSTALL THE FAN. Damage
and/or injury may occur.
1.4.1 MOUNTING
WARNING: This fan is not designed to be mounted onto
a crank shaft or crank shaft pulley. Torsional vibration
from crankshafts will damage the fan and could result in
machine damage and serious injury.
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1.4.2 FAN BLADE TIP SPEED
WARNING: The fan system must not exceed a blade tip
speed of 20,000 feet/minute. Exceeding this speed may
cause damage to and/or failure of the fan, which in turn
may cause injury or death, or less importantly, damage to
the radiator and surrounding equipment.
To calculate the blade tip speed, use the following formula:
Fan Diameter (Inches) X 3.14 X Fan RPM
12
If your calculated tip speed exceeds 20,000 ft/min, contact
Flexxaire directly, prior to installation. It is important to
use Fan RPM and NOT engine RPM.
1.5 FAN OVERVIEW
Flexxaire’s TAC1000 fan systems are designed to minimize
overheating caused by debris plugged radiators, screens
and guards, and reduce overcooling in low ambient temperatures. The blades of the TAC1000 vary pitch, not
speed, to control air flow and direction.
How your TAC1000 works:
The TAC1000-P is a pneumatically actuated variable pitch
fan. The TAC1000-H is a hydraulically actuated variable
pitch fan. The blades are held in full pitch by a heavy
spring. As pneumatic (or hydraulic) pressure is applied to
the control line, the pitch of the blade is reduced and then
reversed. When the pressure is released, the fan blades
return to their default position (See below). The TAC1000
has a number of inherent features:
1. Fail Safe Operation: The blades are spring loaded into
the default full pitch position. If the fan loses pressure, the
fan will default to full pitch and act like a fixed pitch fan
giving maximum cooling.
2. Depending on the control kit ordered (see section 2.0),
the fan can be run in a neutral pitch (or any pitch in between) to solve overcooling problems and save horsepower
and fuel.
When purging, there are no horsepower spikes in fact the
horsepower drops off as you pass through neutral pitch,
then slowly builds as pitch increases.
2.0 CONTROL KITS
Due to the variability of machines that the TAC1000 fan
may be installed on, the fan does not include any control
components. All of Control Kits are available in 12V and
24V configurations. Contact Flexxaire or your dealer for
availability.
Flexxaire has a number of different control kits available to
suit a wide range of applications:
2.0.1 PNEUMATIC CONTROL:
-2 Position kit (Manual Purge)
-2 Position kit with timer (Manual and Auto Purge)
-Infinitely Variable Pitch Controller (IVP fan control)
-Each kit is available with or without an air compressor.
2.0.2 HYDRAULIC CONTROL:
-2 Position kit (Manual Purge)
-2 Position kit with timer (Manual and Auto Purge)
-Infinitely Variable Pitch Controller (IVP fan control)
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