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Two Minute Tips
Space Heaters
Depending on the environment and criticality of your electric motor, space heaters should be strongly considered if you want to ensure maximum reliability and expected motor life.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Webinars
Case Studies in Motor Testing
Join Noah as he discusses in depth various case studies involving Rotor, Servo, and Variable Frequency Drive motors. You won’t want to miss his expertise in discussing the motors, their characteristics, problems, and the testing used.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
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Motor Storage
Proper motor storage is critical if we hope to achieve normal life expectancy from our electric motors. Not only is proper motor storage important for good motor health, it may be required to maintain a warranty on motors that we purchase..
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Motor Magnetic Center
Running a motor uncoupled will pull the motor rotor into a magnetic center, often marked on the shaft to ensure that the rotor is lined up on the magnetic center when it is coupled to the load. .
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Keeping Track of Starts
Heat is often the final variable causing pre-mature aging and breakdown of your insulation system. Another component of your electric motor, overlooked for heat related failure is the rotor.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
You Have Water Where?
For many of us it’s the rainy season and with that comes elevated concerns about the insulation integrity of our electric motors and generators. .
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Trend Is Your Friend
Troubleshooting a motor without historical data to reference for a change in baseline, or a gradual trend up or down can be a difficult task. Troubleshooting a motor without historical data to reference for a change in baseline, or a gradual trend up or down can be a difficult task..
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Webinars
Don’t Start That Motor!
Before you start a new or refurbished motor there are a few critical things that should be checked to prevent reduced life expectancy or an outright failure.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
Two Minute Tips
Troubleshooting the Rotor and Air Gap on a De-energized Motor
Today we look at troubleshooting techniques and considerations on a de-energized motor for the rotor and air gap fault zones. One of the measurements taken during the five-minute MCE® standard test is inductance, and with the three phases of inductance, inductive imbalance is calculated.
- Noah Bethel
- PdMA Corporation
