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Marky32
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Hi. It's my first post
I work in a manufacturing plant where a hydraulic pump motor has failed. The cause was bearing failure and the motor locked up. The motor still insulation tested ok, but is being sent out for rewind and new bearings I am looking at ways to predict early failure?
I want to fit a thermocouple to the motor so I can record the temperature weekly. I already have k type cable and display. Where would be the best location for the thermocouple? Ideally I want it inside the terminal box and through to the windings. I am hoping that as the bearing starts to fail the entire motor temp will start to increase so measuring the temp here will be ok.
Will there be a danger of shorting the windings to Earth if I don't install it correctly.
Thanks
I work in a manufacturing plant where a hydraulic pump motor has failed. The cause was bearing failure and the motor locked up. The motor still insulation tested ok, but is being sent out for rewind and new bearings I am looking at ways to predict early failure?
I want to fit a thermocouple to the motor so I can record the temperature weekly. I already have k type cable and display. Where would be the best location for the thermocouple? Ideally I want it inside the terminal box and through to the windings. I am hoping that as the bearing starts to fail the entire motor temp will start to increase so measuring the temp here will be ok.
Will there be a danger of shorting the windings to Earth if I don't install it correctly.
Thanks