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Hello,


I am interested to have a copy of your book, I just recently bought your book on Oil Analysis Basics c/o my sister which is living in the states Oochie Chirico.

I needed reference in my training since I am conducting seminars on Oil Analysis (Tribology) COntamination Control. Below is my mailing address.

Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company
No. 8747, 20th Floor, Lepanto Building, Paseo de Roxas, Makati, Philippines
Zip : 1226

c/o Rolly Angeles
Technical Training Specialists


Thank You

You need to talk to Noria Asia Pacific. Contact Wayne Dearness in Australia on 61 7 33551374.

I am interested in a copy of " How to select a motor oil and filter"

I have a question regarding TAN. We recently got back our oil analysis on our hydraulic presses, including TAN's. What do they mean. Our highest TAN on one of our presses is 3.4. Is that an acceptable number? I can't seem to find this information either from the lab or the manufacturer. We use Mobil DTE-26. Running an average temp of 110 to 115 deg. the ISO code was 11/8. any sugestions? Thank You, Chris Ward, Entegris Inc.

For some reason I was never able to attach a document has this change?
The second problem is that the text bunches up to the left even though I left spaces between words.

Frank

Hi Tiffr
Re "TAN" or "AN" as it's being termed lately.
TAN is a trendable item watching for rate and amount of change.
It is a good indicator but I would checking, viscosity, water, Oxidation figures and if there was an increased in chemcially gelled lubricant agglomerations before I took any action. If your new lubricant had a TAN of 1 and the TAN figure of 3.5 occurred over a month then I would definitely be checking why.
If the change was over 2-3 years it may be "normal" but I would still would like to complete a complete a patch test or filter gram just to check for amount of damaged lubricant in the sample.



Regards


Rob S