Posted by RMinVa on September 29, 2014 at 14:20:08 from (99.196.57.15):
In Reply to: Re: Amsoil posted by wile E on September 29, 2014 at 12:52:51:
I tried to use 2 links but couldn't get that figured out.
What sold me on synthetic oil was when I was working in textiles. We had to use white oil 22 which is a clear mineral oil in sewing machines. Started automating and sewing machines were expected to run contionus. They would at about 4,000 rpm's. Need 5,000 rpms and up. At 5,000 you could see a vapor rising from the heated oil and machines would lock up from time to time. Then rebuild.
I contacted General Enterprise in NC., told him what I needed. He contacted Amsoil and found the additives to mix with the mineral oil 22 but still kept the oil clear so it wouldn't stain cloth. He sent me a quart to test. The machine I tested was running 187f after running 4 hours. At noon I changed the oil and checked again 4 hours later. It was now running at 122f and no vapor rising.
The next week I got more oil in and changed then all over. No problems and cooler operating. Several weeks later I took all machines to 5,000 rpms and the newer wilcox & gibbs machine I raised to 6,000 rpms. No problems with machines on new oil but running so fast we had thread getting to hot going through takeups and needles. So I added needle coolers and silicon wicks for the thread to run through so it wouldn't burn in to.
Production went up and so did profits with higher rpms. Then I started running their engine oil because of what I learned from the sewing oil.
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