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Justifying an Oil Analysis Program
Bill Moore, Maintenance Mechanic, Tyco Electronics
The manager should have it explained to him that the equipment
is more than likely just limping along at a happy rate but probably
not at its full potential. Loose tolerances in gearboxes, oil
loss due to leaking seals that have been contaminated with worn
or broken particles, and even the added power consumption needed
to step up the outputs to meet operating requirements should be
enough to convince the boss for the need of an oil analysis program.
And if that,s not enough, maybe the threat of inevitable failure
and costly downtime should convince him, since he had already
been approached with the idea and his neck maybe on the line.
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