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and a method for handling warranties or concerns. The end user should ensure that all billing, terms and conditions, and reporting requirements are understood by both parties in advance. It is also recommended that the end user have a method for contacting the motor repair center at any time. The motor repair center should have the following capabilities in place: • A quality control program. • Lifting equipment capable of handling the equipment the end-user wishes to have repaired, including ‘hook height’ constraints (i.e.: for large motors and for disassembling any vertical motors – in these cases, the hook height must be high enough for the stator to clear the rotor). • Field repair and testing capabilities to include field balancing, vibration analysis, infrared testing, installation and removal, control and drive test and repair capabilities. • Dedicated customer service representatives and in-house engineering staff. • A repair versus replace policy agreed to between repair shop and end user. • In-house, calibrated test equipment suitable to perform all previously outlined testing. • In-house machine tooling and balancing capabilities to handle the equipment. Machining should include policies not to peen or metallize journals and housings. • In-house ability to test motors at full voltages. • An approved winding removal process. • Automatic or computer controlled winding equipment. • Utilize Class F or better insulation materials to include phase insulation and in-betweens for all horsepower repairs. • Appropriate and approved insulating varnish system (VPI, trickle or dip and bake). • Access to the appropriate NEMA and IEEE standards governing repair of electric motors. The purpose of in-house field repair, testing, and engineering is to assist the end user when failures occur consistently or the end user requires assistance with field repair. It is also recommended that the end user have a condition-based maintenance program in place. By following these simple recommendations, the end user should have trouble-free repairs and electric motor operation. Also, the nuisance of increased operating costs (post repair cost) after motor repair can be avoided. Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP is the President of SUCCESS by DESIGN Reliability Services and a member of the National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981). SBD provides training and facilitation for the application of motor management programs for clients that include General Motors and US Steel. For more information, contact SUCCESS by DESIGN at 800 392-9025 ext 203 (USA Only) or 860 577-8537 ext 203, via email at info@ motordoc.net or our website http://www. motordoc.net. 6 minutes and 46 seconds That’s how long it will take you to watch a video demonstration of a unique new vibration analyzer. It opens the door to vibration analysis for more companies than ever before. It expands the maintenance capabilities of companies that already use vibration analysis. It adds vibration analysis to ﬁeld service without major training. See it in action here: Collect, store, and display vibration data, email it to a consultant or manager, talk about maintenance options, receive emailed instructions and repair authorizations — all while on-site, all on one device. www.datastick.com/2215utdemo Datastick® SiteConnex VSA-2215 Web: www.datastick.com/ut Email: ﬁndout@datastick.com Talk to an actual human being: Toll-free in USA 888 277 5153 or call 408 987 3400 ™ Smartphone-Based Vibration Spectrum Analyzer © 2008 Datastick Systems Inc. Patents pending. Datastick is a registered trademark and SiteConnex, Datastick SpectrumSC and VSA are trademarks of Datastick Systems, Inc. www.uptimemagazine.com 45 http://www.motordoc.net http://www.motordoc.net http://www.datastick.com/2215utdemo http://www.datastick.com/ut http://www.datastick.com/ut http://www.uptimemagazine.com

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Up Time Magazine- June/July 2008 Contents Upfront Upclose: The True Cause of Most Machine Failures Information Technology: Finding Future Perfect Lubrication: Building an Oil Analysis Winner Maintenance Management: Hidden Ways to Increase Safety Infrared: Air Barriers Lower Energy Costs, Increase Profits Motor Testing: Efficient Motor Repair, Part Deux Precision Maintenance: Good Maintenance, Smart Maintenance Reliability: Common Errors in Root Cause Analysis Ultrasound: Avoid the Baghouse Blues Vibration: Don't Let Your Sensors Get Eaten Alive Upgrade: Lining It All Up

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