Note: A copy of the Nowlan and Heap is included at the end of this post. The purpose of RCM is to provice a process to develop the right maintenance at the right time for the right reasons. The origination of RCM was the December, 1978 document and report developed by United Airlines under the…
Seeing as how I’ve mentioned in posts and newsletters that we are using RCM (Classical – NAVSEA) in the development of our maintenance program at the 2XL Powerlifting and MotorDoc LLC offices, it provides an opportunity to outline the process using a relatively simple example. In this first part, we will discuss the functions and…
RDI asked, so we delivered. Last year Jeff Hay asked if I could do a motion amplification of a bench press – well, we had a lot going on up to moving into a new location. Good news! Great lighting and very little interference with the amplification… so, here it is!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2019 CONTACT : Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP hpenrose@motordoc.com President, MotorDoc® LLC Motordoc.com Chair, SMRP Government Relations Cyber and Infrastructure SMRP (Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals) SMRP.org WENT TO CONGRESS TO ADVOCATE FOR INCREASING INVESTMENTS IN SKILLS TRAINING SMRP urged lawmakers to align workforce development policies with the needs…
Reliability engineering and powerlifting. Those who know me understand that I deep dive into both. Although they seem diverse, there are a lot of things in common with powerlifting being a microcosm of safety, reliability and communication as humans and equipment are pushed to their limits. In a powerlifting meet there are three lifts with…
Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP MotorDoc LLC, www.motordoc.com The term MCA (Motor Circuit Analysis) is derived from a test method that provides information on the basic components of an alternate-current (AC) or direct-current (DC) electric motor. These basic components include: resistance, measured in Ohms; impedance, measured in Ohms; inductance, measured in Henries; the induction winding…
An evaluation of several insulation types at various degrees of vacuum using repetitive discharge inception and extinction voltage offline testing will be presented. Insulation systems were evaluated in atmosphere and compared to values to 1mmHg using a commercial partial discharge surge tester. The insulation systems evaluated include unvarnished windings, dip and bake epoxy, epoxy trickle…
