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Factors in Getting a Good Oil Sample
 

QUESTION: Name four factors important in obtaining a representative sample with respect to location and operating conditions.

 

ANSWER: Sample from an agitated tank or free flowing line. Sample line should be flushed. System should be hot and in steady-state operation. Tank samples are taken within 25 minutes of use or agitating.

This Lube-Trivia is one of more than 440 questions
in Noria's Preparatory Flash Cards for the ICML
Level I Machinery Lubricant Analyst (MLA I) certification.

 
 

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