Motor Starter Maintenance Checklist
Description, Types and maintenance checkpoints.
1- Motor starter maintenance checklist:
Motor starter is a costly electrical device which is used for motor start and stop operation.
Preventive
maintenance is a important activity for keeping good health of motor starter.
Many type
maintenance activity is carried out as monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly.
These all activities
is
carried out according maintenance checklist which is written step by step maintenance process.
2-Format or template of motor starter PPM checklist:
3 - Types of motor starter maintenance checklist:
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Half Yearly
- Annually or Yearly
4-Details of safety guideline for motor starter PPM activity:
During PPM activity we should follow safety guideline for stopping any misshaping. Safety related some points below mentioned.
- Isolate electrical energy source from electrical panel.
- Use lock out and tag out on the electrical panel.
- Use insulated tools.
- Use personal protective equipment as safety shoes, helmet etc.
- After completion activity remove tools and tackles.
- After completion remove safety lock and signboard or tag.
5-Motor starter maintenance activity checkpoints:
- Ensure and check no power supply before starting PM activity.
- Check input and output connection, neutral link, earth link and thimbles.
- Check indicator, push button, selector switch.
- Check all contactors properly pushing function and terminal heating.
- Check protection relay setting according motor capacity.
- Clean with air blower and clothe properly.
- Check earth connection with panel body.
- Check any abnormal sound on load condition.
Parameters status :
After carried out maintenance activity we should check parameters for equipment better health.
- Incoming Voltage
- Check load according capacity.
- Check parameters according default limit.
- Check any abnormal sound.