Quickly Trouble Shoot An Intermittent Solenoid Valve Coil When Troubleshooting an Intermittent Solenoid Valve Coil sometimes the following problem occurs, and when it does it can shut a manufacturing production line down for hours. Whenever I test a solenoid valve with the Magprobe and the LED light does not come on it’s an electrical problem. So I…
The Hidden Cost of Downtime: A Strategy for Improving Return on Assets The following article from Maintenance Technology offers a clear view into the importance of addressing downtime in financial equations. How many times have we ask the question, “Where did all the money go?” Especially in the Railroad industry. What are the hidden costs…
PURCHASE MAG-PROBE From Our Catalogs Here Bartol Mag-Probe Can Dramatically Reduce Downtime Downtime Definition (Lost Potential Revenue) The term downtime is used to refer to periods when a system is unavailable. Downtime or outage duration refers to a period of time that a system fails to provide or perform its primary function. Reliability, availability, recovery, and unavailability are related concepts. The unavailability is the proportion of a time-span…
How to Conduct a Relay Test on PC Board Without Removing the Relay [divider scroll_text=””] [divider scroll_text=””] This video explains how to quickly separate electrical from mechanical problems on a relay soldered into a PC Board or in impossible places to conduct tests. Using a Bartol MagProbe you will not have to un-solder the relay, or…
Enjoy These OffShore Worker Videos I have always wondered what offshore oil rig workers do all day. Or rather, what they do and where they go when they are not working. Looks like I found out. These guys have an extremely hard and dangerous job. Nice to see them all enjoying there time off. Now take a…
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Relay Test for Cockpit Lighting on Airbus 321 The video below shows a relay test for the cockpit lighting on an Airbus 321 Relays on aircraft are typically bolted down to panels. This makes it difficult to conduct a test. In many cases the relay is removed from the panel and a bench test is conducted. With the…
Demagnetization Test Conducted After Making Magnetized Metal Part Crack Test An Academic/Professional wrote in a Cole-Parmer Review. “We use it to ensure magnetism is present and then to make sure the magnetism is gone after our checking for cracks.” The magnetization and demagnetization test process can be lengthy as you will see by Reading the…