When a motor fails in East Texas, plant maintenance and engineering teams must decide between rewinding, repairing, or replacing the motor, and the best economic decision for a given asset is not always clear. What factors do industry practitioners evaluate in order to make a well-informed decision on repairing versus replacing?
Motors fail for many reasons other than age or hours of operation. When a motor does fail, two things to consider are cost to repair or replace and operator downtime. Before repairing an existing motor it is important to know the cost of repair compared to the cost of a new motor.
In recent years, motor efficiency requirements have changed tremendously. Today’s motors are much more efficient than motors built in previous years. Simply rewinding a old motor could be less costly, but the energy savings seen on a newer premium efficient motor may offer tremendous energy savings over the life of the motor. Call Community Motors, Inc. at 1-800-332-1127 with any questions. Read More
