Can the air source distributor be added without stopping the machine?
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Can the air source distributor be added without stopping the machine? There are no spares available for the root valve of the instrument air main pipe.
The relevant valves need to be changed to hand valves or controlled via a bypass line. As long as the workshop can keep up with the production volume, that’s fine.
Just add a tee behind the root valve, and that will solve it, right?
Sure, release the control valve and switch to the bypass line.
If the root valve is large enough and does not affect the gas consumption, it is a viable solution (at least it can be implemented temporarily; the root valve or gas distribution unit can be installed properly during a major maintenance session).
If a tee is added behind the root valve, then won’t all the valves behind the root valve stop supplying gas when the tee is installed?
As long as the mindset doesn’t decline, there are always more solutions than difficulties. As long as normal production isn’t affected, one can do whatever they want; I’ve used rubber hoses to create short circuits for secondary air supply lines.
Make a hole under pressure in the main gas line to extract one gas supply line, and then do whatever you want with it.
1. First, it is necessary to know that a tee needs to be added to the gas supply pipeline, and the gas supply must be shut off. Also, after adding the three-way connector, will it be used for one device or multiple devices? If one is in use, you can choose the nearest gas-using device that can be paused temporarily. Let's create a tee here. 2. If the welding skills on the equipment there are good, you can do it this way. Make a ball valve, something larger. Then weld it to the main gas pipeline and open the ball valve. Increase the current of the welding machine, insert it into the ball valve to puncture the main gas supply pipeline. Air is coming out; pull it out. Close the ball valve, and that creates an additional branch pipeline. The key technical point is to insert the welding torch first and then connect it to ground.
Generally, a branch line is added, but it is necessary to consider whether the gas consumption will have an impact on the existing equipment. It can be added, but if possible, it’s better to replace it with a proper one