By Mike Howell
EASA Senior Technical Support Specialist

Process downtime is expensive—even more so when it’s unexpected. So, when an electric motor fails, we tend to pull, repair, or replace it, and move on as quickly as possible. In doing so, however, we may miss an opportunity to capture basic information that could help improve the reliability of the application. With a little planning, these data can be gathered with no delay in startup.

Topics covered include:

• Collect initial data
• Don't destroy two motors
• Help your service center

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Categories: Design/theory/application, Nameplates, Troubleshooting & failure analysis, Articles in industry publications, Maintenance Technology

Tags: Nameplate Motor nameplate Motor failure Motor application Driven equipment Motor startup Power supply Mounting and coupling

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