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Level 10 of 15 · Maintenance lab

Motor insulation low after wash-down

Level 10 of 15 in the Maintenance lab: a free maintenance exercise at Advanced level. Test with the insulation tester, read the PI, dry the windings and test again.

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Goal

Test with the insulation tester, read the PI, dry the windings and test again.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Insulation resistance
  • Polarisation index
  • Dry-out

Skills

  • Insulation resistance
  • Polarisation index
  • Dry-out

Before you start

Level 9, Drive overcurrent trip at start, comes first. Do it first if the ideas are new to you.

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15 levels

Levels in the Maintenance lab

Keep a small plant running: find faults with real instruments, fix them safely and record the work in a CMMS.

Foundation

Levels 1 to 2
  1. Start Your first shift
  2. Start The PM route

Intermediate

Levels 3 to 8
  1. Start Pump P-101 vibrating
  2. Start Conveyor motor tripping on overload
  3. Start Level transmitter reading wrong
  4. Start Air compressor not loading
  5. Start Air handler belt squeal
  6. Start MCC feeder hot lug

Advanced

Levels 9 to 15
  1. Start Drive overcurrent trip at start
  2. Start Motor insulation low after wash-down
  3. Start Hydraulic press slow
  4. Start Control valve hunting
  5. Start Gearbox running hot
  6. Start Pump seal leaking
  7. Start Plan the week

Part of the Maintenance lab

Keep a small plant running: find faults with real instruments, fix them safely and record the work in a CMMS.

Feeds these internships (training, not employment): Commissioning and Maintenance, Instrumentation and Process Control, Control Panel Design and Wiring.

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