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4 Half-yearly maintenance
• Check the brushes and replace, if necessary.
• Check the windings of machines subjected to corrosive and other elements. If necessary, bake the windings
and varnish.
• Check the brush tension and adjust, if necessary.
• Check the grease in the ball and roller bearings, and make it up, where necessary, taking care to avoid
overfilling.

• Check the current input to the motor or the output of the generator and compare it with normal values.
• Drain all the oil bearings, wash with petrol to which a few drops of oil have been added; flush with lubricating
oil and refill with clean oil.

5 Annual maintenance
• Check all the high speed bearings, and renew, if necessary.
• Blow out all the machine winding thoroughly with clean dry air. Make sure that the pressure is not that high
as to damage the insulation.

• Clean and varnish the oily windings.
• Overhaul the motors which have been subjected to severe operating conditions.
• Renew the switch and fuse contacts, if damaged.
• Check the oil in the starter and the grease/oil in the bearings.
• Renew the oil in the starters subjected to damp or corrosive elements.

• Check the switch conditions, resistance to earth between motor/generator windings, control gear and
wiring.
• Check the resistance of earth connections.

• Check the air gaps in between the armature and field.
• Test the insulation of windings before and after overhauling the motors/generators.
6 Records
• Maintain a register giving one or more pages for each machine, and record therein all important inspections
and maintenance works carried out from time to time. These records should show past performance,
normal insulation level, air gap measurements, nature of repairs and interval between previous repairs and
other important information which would be of help for good performance and maintenance.
While routine maintenance could be done either during the working of the machine or during short interval `down’
periods, the planned maintenance requires to be done during holidays or by taking shut-downs of small duration.

Planned maintenance schedule needs to be decided, based on the routine maintenance reports entered in the
maintenance card.
maintenance record

Maintaining a system of inspection records is a must in preventive maintenance schedule. This system uses
a register as stated above or cards as shown below which are kept in the master file. By referring to these
maintenance cards, the foreman can schedule the planned maintenance.

Maintenance card: The 1st page gives initial test results etc pertaining to the machine.
A careful study of the maintenance card helps the foreman to plan the shut-down date to facilitate early overhauling
or planned maintenance schedule to prevent a major breakdown.

Method of maintenance: During the routine maintenance inspection, the investigations and adjustment to be
carried out for the parts and accessories of the motors/generators are given below to improve the efficiency of
preventive maintenance.
• Clean daily the motor/generator, switch gear and associated cables free from dirt, dust and grease. Use dry
compressed air to drive away the dust from the machines.

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CITS : Power - Electrician & Wireman - Lesson 93-100