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Level 11 of 15 · Maintenance lab

Hydraulic press slow

Level 11 of 15 in the Maintenance lab: a free maintenance exercise at Advanced level. A blocked filter and a low relief setting: release stored pressure, fix, then set the relief.

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Goal

A blocked filter and a low relief setting: release stored pressure, fix, then set the relief.

Done when

The acceptance test marks the skills this level practises.

  • Hydraulic safety
  • Filter differential
  • Relief valve setting

Skills

  • Hydraulic safety
  • Filter differential
  • Relief valve setting

Before you start

Level 10, Motor insulation low after wash-down, 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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