motor bearing failure

Before an electric motor fails, it almost always gives a warning: vibration. Bearing wear, imbalance, misalignment, looseness or electrical problems all leave a trace in the motor'... More Details

An electric motor produces a certain amount of vibration while running; this is unavoidable. However, the severity of the vibration says a great deal about the motor's health. Low ... More Details

The majority of failures that take an electric motor out of service start not in the windings or the control board, but in its mechanical heart: the bearings. A bearing is the part... More Details

The shaft of an electric motor does not just rotate; even if only by a very small amount, it has the freedom to move back and forth along the axis, that is, along the shaft. This m... More Details

If your electric motors are failing far sooner than expected, the culprit is usually not the motor itself but the way it was mounted. A misaligned coupling, a loose bolt, or an une... More Details