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increasing 1/2 X
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Noknroll
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Any suggestions on this one? 50 Hz 2 pole motor at 2979 rpm belt driving a 3 lobed blower at 3351 rpm. A single 1/2 order peak has been growing ever so slightly since September 2025. My...
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Remote vibration analysis full or part time
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lancaster
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We are looking for a Level 2 VA guy or gal to do some remote analysis on a subcontract (full or part time) basis. This position must be filled by someone resident in the US. The type of assets...
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Wanted: Emerson / CSI / AMS 2140 Chargers
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electricpete
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Does anyone have any chargers they'd be willing to part with. It looks like the cheapest option is $110 new ...
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Posting big files
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Danny Harvey
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I have a couple of videos that would be really appropriate in one discussion but they are too big to post here. Do we have a solution for that? If not, do we need one?
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Strobe lights
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Willis79
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Hello all, I'm curious what are the favorite compact strobe lights that people are using for machine inspections while collecting vibration data and gathering speed information? I'm looking for...
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Brinelling and contamination
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Danny Harvey
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These two pictures are from a cylindrical roller bearing on the drive end of a v-belt driven fan. Speeds are unknown at this time as it is not a part of our current program. After a recent change in...
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Do "Coiled" Data Collector Cables generate low-frequency noise?
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Rusty Castleman
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Is anyone here familiar with this? Is this a valid concern? Anyone done any testing of this? I think we are all aware that a cable shouldn't move while collecting data, hence the need in some cases...
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My BPFI is still alive (4 month)
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Shakarim
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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Hello there, Gents Do you remember this topic where we did assumption that conveyor belt's Gearbox "ROSSI" 630 U10N 52.2 had a BPFI defect (crack in inner race) for high-speed...
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Trunnion Roll.
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egonalba27
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Hello, I take monthly readings on 8 trunnion rolls for a bean conditioner and they are a bit hard to reach. I'm looking into adding permanent low frequency accelerometers with 5ft cables. I also...
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AMS Machine Health Manager: Trying to figure out 'relative alarms' (DU-D = Dual Upper Level - Delta' Alarm Limits)
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Carlos_V
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Utility Software & Apps
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Hi all, I'd like to get "youse all" help with the following: Without bogging you in details, I am working on creating the Vibration Route for a group of vertically...
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Greenshot screen clipper
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Rusty Castleman
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Utility Software & Apps
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Every once in a while you come across a software utility that changes how you work, and a Windows screenshot app called Greenshot is just such a tool. It's fast, lightweight (doesn't use a lot of...
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Add a "Note" measurement point to your machines
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Rusty Castleman
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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The post on how to name your measurement points brought to mind a couple of things I do to help me remember things to look for on my next survey. If there is something to look for on a particular...
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RBPF Issue?
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J
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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Hi guys! I'm new here and recently took a new position with my company in the PdM arena and trying to learn as much as I can about vibration analysis. My company has a renewed push towards vibration...
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RFI Sullair
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Joshua1981
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I know this is a shot in the dark, but does anyone have any Sullair internals data for rotary screw compressors: 3009 ACLS-25 200L AC 32/25-300L WCAC
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Searching the Forum
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Rusty Castleman
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The Search option found in the menu bar is extremely powerful. When select Search, when the Search box is displayed, you'll want to click the "slider" icon on the right end of the box. This...
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Ams machinery manager, Trend parameter gaps
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Sterling
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CSI
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Hello, I'm still very new to vibration analysis and we use Ams machinery manager at work. I had adjusted a predicate back in January for one of our online systems for when to take a reading as it...
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AMS MHM - various database size limits (GB, AP-sets, AL-sets, Fault Frequency Sets etc)
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electricpete
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CSI
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I found a list of various ams/mhm "size" limits in a manual (although I'm not sure how current it is). We got close to the 2GB size limit on database size for our plant a few years...
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Testing
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Rusty Castleman
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censored word test: axylk
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Epicyclic gearbox. they call the machine a PAN Mixer
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Vibe-Rater
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Other Technologies
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Hi everyone, I've stared at this for a while and haven't had a voila moment yet. Wondering if the gearbox gurus can help, or anyone else. In particular I'm after the overall ratio of the...
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Bearing Defect (BPFO + BPFI) at overland conveyor motor
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Shakarim
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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Hello mates. I'm new at vibration analysis and please share your knowledges with me. In the september we have 7 days shutdown and we able to replace motor. It just need my...
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1773686124
Using motor amps to catch jams/monitor belt health on a 200ft dryer?
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MarkL
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Other Technologies
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Alright lads, looking for a bit of a reality check here. I’m been asked to look after a massive belt dryer—thing(Dries treated sewage cake) is about 200ft long and running at 200°C...
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Incorrect Displacement Measurements on CSI 2140
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cedric
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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Hi All, I am trying to take displacement measurements of a low frequency (2Hz) oscillation using a CSI2140 with 500mv/g low freq accelerometers. The displacement P-P should be around 6mm. I've...
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How to delete bad Data in AMS ?
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dormio92
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CSI
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Hi guys, I want to know, is there any guide / document to show how to delete bad data if we mistakenly dump from CSI to AMS ? I already tried once, but the bad data since show in the...
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Legacy Bently Nevada 3300 system
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Vibe-Rater
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Vibration Analysis - Balancing - Alignment
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Hi All, This system is very old and not supported by GE anymore. I have a client with working system, excepts one of the probe channels appears to be faulty. Just doing some...
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2025 Forum Expenses & Donations
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Just wanted to share some forum expense information for 2025: $25 Domain Name Registration, $228 Hosting Plan, $126 Page Views ($379 total), Donations received: $231 ($60 of that is by a member who...
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