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Featured Tips are exclusive articles for our Knowledge Briefs subscribers. They are updated and rotated weekly, written by Snell instructors and consultants for those interested or involved with infrared thermography and electric motor testing (EMT).

Infrared - Condition Monitoring (Español)

¿Qué significa la etiqueta de Arcos eléctricos?

Mis experiencias recientes en el área de trabajo parecen indicar que más plantas están cumpliendo con el estándar de la NEC Artículo 110.16, para e

Electric Motor Testing (EMT)

A Perfect Match

There are many technologies available to monitor critical assets and increase reliability. I have found the use of infrared with energized ele

Infrared - Buildings

Costs of Building Inspections

Very often the inspection process will discover issues that the building owner does not want to acknowledge in their structure.

Infrared - Condition Monitoring

De-Energized IR Scanning

Yes, you read that correctly. When you attended Level I and Electrical IR was discussed, we specifically discuss the need for current flow to

Infrared - Condition Monitoring (Español)

Inspecciones Infrarrojas de sistemas hidráulicos

Las inspecciones infrarrojas de sistemas mecánicos pueden ser complejas, el conocimiento del funcionamiento básico de la maquinaria o componente es

Electric Motor Testing (EMT)

Bad Resistance to Ground - Now What?

One of the toughest things to get through the heads of folks is that I can have a motor with failure modes present in it and it will still power up

Infrared - Buildings

Camera Functionality Check

The camera functionality check, more commonly referred to as the “tear-duct check”, is something we recommend thermographers do each time before th

Infrared - Condition Monitoring

What Does My Arc Flash Label Mean?

My recent experiences out in the field seem to indicate that more and more facilities are now compliant with the NEC Article 110.16 requirement for

Infrared - Condition Monitoring (Español)

Cuidados con las tarjetas de memoria

Debido a la reducción de precios de las memorias en los años recientes, muchas cámaras termográficas actualmente en el mercado utilizan tarjetas de

Electric Motor Testing (EMT)

Compiling Proper Motor Nameplate Data

The more you understand the motor, as well as the motor circuit for that matter, the better your analysis of test data will be when conducting cond