electric motor lubricant
electric motor lubricant
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I have taken apart an electic motor that has a circuit board in it. Little did I know that there was also some type of oil inside it. I thought it was water at first since it wasn't working, that's why I took it apart, and by the time I realized it was some type of lubricant/coolant it was empty. I was wondering if someone might have an idea of what kind of fluid that might have been. It has to be heavier than water since this motor is in an underwater pump and has to be safe for a circuit board to be submurged in it.
Thanks for the help in advance.
Thanks for the help in advance.





RE: electric motor lubricant
Also, it isn't cooling/isolant in the first place. It is to keep water out. Probably not heavier than water.
Gunnar Englund
www.gke.org
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Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: electric motor lubricant
First thing to do is check if there is a nameplate if there is one and contact the makers or service agents in the hope they will give you the information you require, otherwise you need to involve a pump repair company. Some questions in return...why did you dismantle it in the first place, did it have a problem? Are you sure all the seals and gaskets etc are reusable and undamaged after dismantling it? What is the purpose of the PCB, is it part of a water ingress detection system?
RE: electric motor lubricant
What this is is a Aquabot. An Aquabot is a motorized pool cleaning machine. It has electric propeller pump and seperately has another box that contains the circuitboard with some drive gears. The propeller pump pulls water thru a mesh bag that captures the debris in the pool. The bot will go forward for a period of time then stop and back the other way.
I took apart to box that contains the CB because the machine quite working (come to find out that I have a short in the power cable) Should have tried the simplier things first. I have talked to the company and they said they would refill it for a $$$ charge. I was hoping that there was a fluid that I could buy over the counter that would work.
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