FT8 Backup overspeed TACHPAK 30 – Caution

ARTICLE REF – ART235 This is the older version backup overspeed monitor which is still in service but no longer being used in new production. It has been replaced by the TACHPAK 30 which is a two channel overspeed monitor. The TACHPAK 3 has a single channel and monitors eitherĀ  … Continue Reading →

FT8 – Bently Nevada 3500 Issue

ISSUE REF – ART234 There was an issue recently were the Relay 86EA tripped and would not reset. Quite often it is not obvious what causes the trip of the 86 Protection Relays, as they can have multiple inputs that can trip it. It is worth looking at the display … Continue Reading →

FT8 – Onguard Fire System Issue

Article Ref ART232 The issue I encountered was that the Fire System was not communicating with the ICE Monitor. While the ethernet cable was ok we were not able to PING the CPU. What is normally displayed on the fire system display is only 25% of what is available on … Continue Reading →

Solar Mars Borescope Inspection – Part 1

Article Ref – ART187 This presentation is going to review the borescope procedure for the Mars turbine. It is limited to a standard borescope inspection. From time to time issues will arise due to changes in the manufacturing process, design change in materials, parts upgrade etc. You would expect that … Continue Reading →

Solar – Simulating Vibration Signal – FT51010

ARTICLE REF – ART216 This article is going to discuss the set up to inject a vibration signal to simulate an alarm or shutdown, on a Solar turbine using Solar’s Field Tool FT51010-13. There are three types of transducers used on vibration systems to measure vibration.Ā  Displacement Velocity Acclerometer What … Continue Reading →

Solar Mars – Fuel Valve Check

ARTICLE REF – ART219 There are subtitles available in Arabic – English – French – Hindi – Portuguese – Spanish https://vimeo.com/888261945