5.11 Lubricants The drives are shipped ready-illed with gear lubricant.

Lubricated in this way, the gear

units are suitable for ambient temperatures in the range -20°C to + 40°C. The quantity of lu-
bricant is optimised for the desired installed position as is stated in the motor rating plate.
The type of lubricant is stated in the Operating Instructions. Lubricants for other tempera-
ture ranges or special applications available on request.

Wear-protective EP gear oils as indicated in the following table have proved particularly
efective:

Lubricant Lubricant type

Manufacturer Mineral Oil Synthetic Oil Synthetic Oil Synthetic Oil USDA H1 Oil
CLP 220 PGLP 220 PGLP 460 PGLP 68
Standard oil for gearboxes in Standard oil for gearboxes in the Standard oil for gearboxes in the Low temperature oil for Food and Beverage In-
the series series series gearboxes in the series dustry Oil for gearboxes
BF, BG, BK60-BK90 BS02-BS10, BK06-BK10, BM09- BS20-BS40, BK20-BK50, BM30- BF, BG, BK, BM, BS in the series
BM10 BM40 BF, BG, BK, BM, BS
High temperature oil for gearboxes High temperature oil for gearboxes
in the series in the series
BF, BG, BK10, BK60-BK90, BS02- BS20-BS40, BK20-BK50, BM30-
BS10, BM09-BM10 BM40
AGIP Blasia 220
ARAL Degol BMB 220 Degol GS 220 Degol GS 460 Eural Gear 220
Degol BG 220 5
BECHEM RHUS Staroil SMO 220
BP Energol GR-XP 220 Enersyn SG-XP 220 Enersyn SG-XP 460
CASTROL Alpha SP 220 Alphasyn PG 220 Alphasyn PG 460
Hypoy EP 90
DEA Falcon CLP 220
ESSO Spartan EP 220
GP 90
FUCHS Renolin CLP 220 Renolin PG 220 Renolin PG 460 Renolin PG 68
Renolin CLPF 220 Super
HOUGHTON Molygear 220
KLÜBER Klüberoil GEM 1-220 Syntheso HT 220 Syntheso HT 460 Syntheso HT 68 Klüberoil 4UH1-220N
Klübersynth GH 6-220 Klübersynth GH 6-460 Klübersynth GH 6-80
MOBIL Mobilgear 630 Glygoyle HE 220 Glygoyle HE 460
Mobilube GX 85 W-90A Glygoyle 30
OEST Gearol C-LP 220
OPTIMOL Optigear 220 Optilex 220 Optilex 460 Optileb 220
SHELL Omala Oil 220 Tivela WB Tivela S220 Tivela SD Tivela S460 Cassida Fluid GL 220
TEXACO Geartex EP-A SAE 85W-90
TOTAL Carter EP 220
WINTERSHALL Ersolan 220

Important:
Synthetic gear oils of a Polyglykol base (e.g. PGLP…) must be disposed of separately to
mineral oil as Special Waste .

So long as the ambient temperature does not fall below – 20 °C the international deinition
of the viscosity class at 40 °C according to ISO 3448 and DIN 51519 ISO the viscosity class
VG220 (SAE90) is recommended according, in North America AGMA 5EP.

For lower temperatures it is recommended to use oils of a lower nominal viscosity with a
corresponding better starting characteristic, for instance a PGLP with a nominal viscosity
VG68 (SAE80) or AGMA 2EP respectively. These types of oil can already be necessary at a
temperature around the freezing point, if the break away torque of a drive is reduced by
some smooth starting device or if the motor has a relatively low power

5.12 Lubricant quantities The preferred quantity of lubricant for the planned type of installation is stated on the mo-
tor‘s rating plate (symbol “oil can”). When topping up care should be taken to ensure that,
depending on the itting position, gearwheels and rolling contact bearings positioned
at the top are also properly oiled. In special versions the oil level mark should be noted.
Information about the quantity of lubricant required for other types of installation can be
obtained from the factory

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BG-series gears

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