Enercon IGBT PCB repair

Enercon IGBT PCB repairUK based repair and refurbishment for wind turbine electronic controls.Click on this link to watch the full video on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-XxiIymGQo&t=25sWatch video

Keep it simple stupid – online condition monitoring’Keep It Simple Stupid’.The KISS philosophy is something that I think we should all do more of, my aging brain certainly thinks it’s the best way to go for sure.It’s an approach that I feel should be brought into online condition monitoring for machinery. Take a look at this example, it doesn’t need …

Now that’s a pair of balls!

Ok, maybe not a typical opening to a website post but it’s a good one. Here’s an example of something that any user of electric motors doesn’t want to see at all on their motor’s bearings. The ‘old favourite’, signs of circulating shaft current damage. The typical example that we’ve probably all seen in photos is the fluting or washboard …

Why multimeters shouldn’t be used to test large electric motors

Why in-field testing an electric motor with a multimeter might not be such a good idea. We had a call-out to a customer over the bank holiday weekend where they were having trouble with an inverter tripping each time it tried to drive a motor. The information we had from the site engineers was that the motor tested ok and …

Holes in electric motor windings?

These holes are meant to be here though.This feature in an electric motor winding is unusual but not uncommon. They are there to serve a purpose. This type of motor is used in electric vehicle propulsion. It is the guts of a BAE Systems Hybridrive TB08 electric traction motor. All electric motors need to be cooled and most standard motors …

Meerkat condition monitoring system is five years old.

Our Meerkat condition monitoring system is five years old! (Feb 2022) It all began in early 2017 with a customer who had a critical piece of equipment in a location that was not too easily accessible. It was their main pump on a floating pontoon at a quarry. If the pump fails, the feed to the processing plant stops. They …

Are you getting a true 24 hour pump service response?

Pump Repair – service – supplyWhy wait when it’s urgent? We know it’s frustrating having to wait for a company to open when you’ve got a pump unit that needs an urgent repair. That’s why we’re open and manned 24/7 every day of the week. There’s no need to wait until the morning or even until the weekend is over …

Obsolete Rail Electronic Equipment Repair.

Refurbishment, servicing and repair of obsolete rail electronics.Because something is obsolete, it doesn’t mean that it can’t be supported. It doesn’t meant that it can’t be repaired. It doesn’t mean that you have to upgrade it. This is especially true when it comes to electronic equipment used on the rail network. Take this sample of electronic items, these are some …

Autostore Robot AS-35085 servo motor refurbishment

Autostore AS-35085 robot motor refurbishmentAutostore robot motors (part number AS-35085) are used on many of the Autostore robot units in distribution, sorter and pick systems worldwide. The motors are an Engel GNM8070/4 permanent magnet DC servo motor. Our customers have found that these motors are either not readily available or on a long lead time so refurbishing these motors is …

Meerkat saves a car plant €316,000 in six months!

automotive plant confirmed HUge saving due to Meerkat!One UK automotive plant has confirmed a €316,000 saving in just six months by installing a Meerkat Remote Condition Monitoring System in their paint plant. This site specified a system to monitor vibration, temperature and current on their paint plant air handing units. Typically a paint plants can suffer fan failures due to a number …