I have a Monarch 10EE that has not been run in at least 30 years. It has been in the family that long, stored in a garage. I believe it was taken out of service just before the family acquired it. I don't know much about it's use history, but it looks to be in fairly good shape.
I want to get it running now, and it's future plan is just hobby use, probably not even 25 hours a year.
It is 230V 3ph if I can trust the markings, and I will power it with a 7.5hp rotary converter
Before starting it up I plan to do the following
Clean the ways with WD40 and scotch brite pads (they are cleaning up nicely)
Clean the lead screws as best I can
Drain the oil from all the reservoirs (if I can find them all)
Flush? - maybe kerosene as manual suggests but I don't like the possibility of contaminating new oil
Refill reservoirs with DTE-24 and Mobil #2 (Mobil rep recommended these)
Replace belts (may wait til after it is confirmed to run ok)
Replace fuses as suggested in this forum
I have a few questions that maybe somebody knowledgeable can advise me on:
Should I try to clean the segments on the motor armatures? As seen in the photos, there is some oxidation and maybe other debris on the partially exposed armatures.
Should anything else be done to the motors?
Should I try to flush the oil reservoirs or will any crud stay put and slowly be removed with future oil changes?
Any other "must do" items to protect the machine from start-up damage after sitting so long?
I appreciate the input if you have any.
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I want to get it running now, and it's future plan is just hobby use, probably not even 25 hours a year.
It is 230V 3ph if I can trust the markings, and I will power it with a 7.5hp rotary converter
Before starting it up I plan to do the following
Clean the ways with WD40 and scotch brite pads (they are cleaning up nicely)
Clean the lead screws as best I can
Drain the oil from all the reservoirs (if I can find them all)
Flush? - maybe kerosene as manual suggests but I don't like the possibility of contaminating new oil
Refill reservoirs with DTE-24 and Mobil #2 (Mobil rep recommended these)
Replace belts (may wait til after it is confirmed to run ok)
Replace fuses as suggested in this forum
I have a few questions that maybe somebody knowledgeable can advise me on:
Should I try to clean the segments on the motor armatures? As seen in the photos, there is some oxidation and maybe other debris on the partially exposed armatures.
Should anything else be done to the motors?
Should I try to flush the oil reservoirs or will any crud stay put and slowly be removed with future oil changes?
Any other "must do" items to protect the machine from start-up damage after sitting so long?
I appreciate the input if you have any.
Thanks.View attachment 311063View attachment 311064View attachment 311065View attachment 311062