What's that burning smell?

If you are running machinery, you will be asked this sooner or

later. Machines produce heat. And heat produces burning smells.

It's as simple as that! I am sure many of us can sense that

something is not right when we smell burning. After all burning

means overheating. Machines are not meant to overheat. But

sometimes they do.

Questions...questions...

How to tackle this?

Is it from the electrical source, or the mechanical source? Is

there an overload in the electrical circuits? Is there a loose

electrical connection somewhere? How about mechanical? Are the

moving parts lubricated well? Does the lubrication oil take the

heat away?

Questions...and more questions... But that is the way to troubleshoot.

The more questions you ask, the better you are at arriving at the

solution. You look at the problem from all angles.

Give it a try! Ask questions, and more questions...

Until next time.... Happy troubleshooting!

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engineering knowledge with business. With many years of working

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