Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 3

  • July 9, 2020
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ARTICLE REF – ART011 Alignment shim calculation T60 mobile unit The following information will serve you on all alignment jobs regardless of the manufacturer. It is very important to have a good understanding of what shims need to be put where when it comes to making an alignment adjustment. This … Continue Reading →

Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 2

  • July 8, 2020
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ARTICLE REF – ART010 Part 2 Alignment information sources. Alignment tools and setup. Three readings to satisfy spec. Torque values. Alignment information sources. Mechanical Installation Drawing 149223. Chapter 9.5 of the maintenance manual (IMI). Installation guideline No. TPIM 1000B. Alignment tools and setup. This is the type of tool you … Continue Reading →

Solar – T60 – Alignment – Part 1

  • July 6, 2020
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ARTICLE REF – ART009 Part 1 Total Indicator Reading. Soft Foot. Changing target sides. Bore and RIM Readings. Magnetic center. Hub to hub distance. Tool sag. TIR – Total Indicator Reading Question: The dial test indicator (DTI) is zeroed at the  12-o-clock position. The shaft on the right is turned … Continue Reading →

Solar – Project documentation.

ARTICLE REF – ART008 Solar Turbines – Project documentation. This is a short description of the documentation supplied by Solar Turbines for each project. This information is normally provided in hard copy and software versions. In the software version there is a main listing with hyperlinks to each of the … Continue Reading →

FT8 – GG / PT removal & installation.

  • July 3, 2020
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ARTICLE REF – ART007 GG / PT remove & install  This is a quality document which would be very useful for training new technicians or to be used as a safety job review etc. The author is unknown but it took a lot of effort and is a quality 25 page … Continue Reading →

General – Maintenance board.

ARTICLE REF – ART006 Maintenance Board. This was a photo taken of how one customer used a white board with stuck-on labels and a marker to keep track of the hours in service and to control what filters on standby were used or new etc. At a glance you had … Continue Reading →

FT8 – Stroking gas fuel valve FCV1101

  • July 2, 2020
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ARTICLE REF – ART005 During commissioning of the fuel gas system the gas valves were stroked from the ICE calibration screen and found that each one stopped at 90% with a “valve failure” annunciated when the command signal reached 97%. It was expected that the valve would move the complete … Continue Reading →

FT8 – Gas fuel valve driver fault

ARTICLE REF – ART004 Some years ago there was an issue on a site where an operator got an alarm “Gas Fuel Valve”. The alarm would not reset by software resetting from the ICE display and it was decided to change the gas fuel valve. The control system was powered … Continue Reading →