Bad insulation on motor windings can affect their performance and other equipment. The windings can short out or draw too much current from the power supply if undetected. You should test the windings regularly to detect issues that are just starting and let you correct the problem before it even causes the motor to fail.
Read More »A Safer Testing Method for Motor Winding Insulation
Computers are one of the most common contributors of electrical line noise. Their switched-mode power supply oscillates at a very high frequency which causes harmonics to be generated and reduces the power quality. This can affect other equipment connected to the circuit and can damage them.
Read More »The Multi-Featured Amprobe DM-III Power Quality Recorder
If your electrical system over loads and your circuit breaker fails to open, it can cause your power line to overheat and eventually fail. This damages every component in your electrical system which means down time for your business and income losses. The hassles could’ve been prevented if the problem was detected early.
Read More »Spot Bad Relays with the Doble TDR9000 Circuit Breaker Timer
When people call us to rent test equipment that is the first question we generally ask. Generally the answer is “Yesterday, but I will settle for tomorrow”, we laugh and then go about the business of making the magic that is equipment rental happen.
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