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Why You Should Never Reuse Your Oil Sample Tubing

Why You Should Never Reuse Your Oil Sample Tubing
Why You Should Never Reuse Your Oil Sample Tubing Oil sampling tubing should never be reused.  To avoid minimizing sample contamination a new line of tube should be used for each sample taken. A company recently hired me to train their samplers.  The company used the drop tube method to collect their oil samples so…
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Lubrication: Not Too Much and Not Too Little

Lubrication: Not Too Much and Not Too Little
Lubrication: Not Too Much and Not Too Little Did you know that the two most common failures for bearings are over lubrication and under lubrication? If a bearing is over lubricated, the bearing can be pushed excessively by the lubricant causing additional wear of the bearing. If the bearing is under lubricated it will rub…
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Six Ways To Improve Your Oil Analysis Program

Six Ways To Improve Your Oil Analysis Program
Six Ways To Improve Your Oil Analysis Program The success of any lube analysis program is often dependent on proper planning and execution.  Much like an airline flight whose crew must perform a detailed checklist of activities before the plane is approved for takeoff, a lube analysis program should be designed with various checks and balances, standards, procedures, and other verification to ensure its…
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Oil Analysis and its Role In Equipment Reliability

Oil Analysis and its Role In Equipment Reliability Selecting the proper lubricant, along with careful maintenance of that lubricant, is essential to ensure adequate protection to any machine. Proper lubrication is defined as a correct amount of the correct lubricant at the correct time. Maintaining a lubricant means ensuring that it has the correct viscosity…
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Advice for Improved Oil Sampling

Advice for Improved Oil Sampling
Advice for Improved Oil Sampling Proper oil sampling is the foundation of any lube analysis program. Irregular sampling procedures and inconsistent sample locations will lead to data that does not reveal problems adequately, or is interpreted to identify a problem that does not truly exist, resulting in unexpected downtime or unnecessary repairs. Data interpretation depends…
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How to Select Oil Analysis Test Packages

How to Select Oil Analysis Test Packages
How to Select Oil Analysis Test Packages Oil analysis should be carefully considered. Different equipment have different test profile requirements. When determining what test packages to choose, the actual equipment and the surrounding environment should dictate what tests are appropriate. Keep in mind that with oil analysis your goal is to increase machine reliability through…
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