countryguy
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2014
- Location
- Mich, USA
Hi everyone,
The Son is nearing first part on 3+2! Only item left:
We did find our slow leak on the HRT160 unit. So we bought a new platter o-ring, and the 2 oil wicks. The o-ring sits around a bevel edge of the platter. This bevel is right at the edge of the platter to base face. When on the unit correctly it is squeezing on the bevel area, but wanting to roll down the bevel at the base. This downward roll/seating seals in the oil from leaking out the edge between the platter and the platter base. There is a 3/16" groove above the bevel into the platter belly... you can get the ring to stay in the groove when you install, but we could not get the o-ring to fall down onto the bevel when put onto the base. Mallet tapping did nothing. Trid to put it on the edge and flip over gently.. o-ring just rolls off the bevel. (pic below) Grrrrrr.
kinda cool design but dang if this is'nt some tricky stuff to get back on right. I'm an EET, not a ME. :-( You guys have so many cool industry techniques... Got one for this?
All I came up w/ was like sliding a pizza off a wooden paddle... 2 pieces. 1/2 platter OD each (w/ middle cut out. (think sickle shape). Pizza (platter) onto rack (base).. slide out each side carefully, result: ring on base of bevel. ... yeah. LOL. like that. My Son is laughing at me. ;-0
The Son is nearing first part on 3+2! Only item left:
We did find our slow leak on the HRT160 unit. So we bought a new platter o-ring, and the 2 oil wicks. The o-ring sits around a bevel edge of the platter. This bevel is right at the edge of the platter to base face. When on the unit correctly it is squeezing on the bevel area, but wanting to roll down the bevel at the base. This downward roll/seating seals in the oil from leaking out the edge between the platter and the platter base. There is a 3/16" groove above the bevel into the platter belly... you can get the ring to stay in the groove when you install, but we could not get the o-ring to fall down onto the bevel when put onto the base. Mallet tapping did nothing. Trid to put it on the edge and flip over gently.. o-ring just rolls off the bevel. (pic below) Grrrrrr.
kinda cool design but dang if this is'nt some tricky stuff to get back on right. I'm an EET, not a ME. :-( You guys have so many cool industry techniques... Got one for this?
All I came up w/ was like sliding a pizza off a wooden paddle... 2 pieces. 1/2 platter OD each (w/ middle cut out. (think sickle shape). Pizza (platter) onto rack (base).. slide out each side carefully, result: ring on base of bevel. ... yeah. LOL. like that. My Son is laughing at me. ;-0
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