Clogged spindle cooling curcuit TIP

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04 Sep 2026 15:33 #349324 by Routerworks
Clogged spindle cooling curcuit TIP was created by Routerworks
I'm sure there others out there who have or are going to run into the same problem I had.  In the spirit of sharing I'll give you my remedy which was much easier than I thought it would be.
Let me preface this by saying my 2.2 kw spindle was not allowing any flow through it from the cooling pump.  I tried blowing air through it, reaming the port and even acitic acid which didn't seem to do anything.  I was getting prepared to do a tear down which I really didn't want to get into.  I read everything I could on the net and as a last ditch effort I bought a quart of CLR descaler.  I managed to force some into circuit, shut the pump off, and left it over night.  Next morning I turned the pump on once more, not expecting anything to have changed.  To my great surprize the pump took off linke a race horse and started pumping out the CLR and all the crud it removed.  
The lesson here is that it was my fault for not using deionized water and using tap water.  Big mistake!
As I don't use the machine a lot I was always replenishing the system with tap water, about the worste thing you could do.

Recommendation.:  Use only DI water,  If possible make it a closed loop system.
Good Luck!

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