TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS ............................................................... 1
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS ................................................................ 2
OVERVIEW OF DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE .............................. 3
WHAT IS PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE? ............................................... 3
Benefits of Predictive Maintenance ................................................. 4
COMMON PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE MEASUREMENTS ................... 5
Temperature .................................................................................... 5
Lube Oil Analysis (Ferrography) ........................................................ 6
SELECTING MACHINERY AND MEASUREMENTS ................................. 6
Selecting and Classifying Machinery ................................................. 6
Selecting Measurements .................................................................. 7
Selecting Measurement Intervals ..................................................... 8
TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS IN THE EXAMINER 1000 ......................... 8
GETTING STARTED IN YOUR PLANT .................................................... 9
10.0 ESTABLISHING A DATA COLLECTION ROUTE ....................................... 10
11.0 RECORDING DATA FOR A MACHINE .................................................... 10
12.0 WHAT ARE YOU MEASURING? ............................................................ 11
12.1 Multi‑Parameter Monitoring .......................................................... 11
13.0 MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES ............................................................ 12
14.0 OPTIMUM MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS .......................................... 13
15.0 EVALUATING THE OVERALL VIBRATION MEASUREMENTS ................. 13
15.1 ISO 10816 Standard Comparison .................................................... 14
15.2 Trend Comparison .......................................................................... 14
15.3 Comparison with Other Machinery ................................................... 15
16.0 EVALUATING ACCELERATION ENVELOPE MEASUREMENTS ............... 15
16.1 Trend Comparison .......................................................................... 15
16.2 Audio Comparison with Other Bearings on the Same
17.0 SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................. 16
18.0 GLOSSARY (for vibration purposes) ....................................................... 17
19.0 VIBRATION CONVERSIONS .................................................................. 19
20.0 VIBRATION SEVERITY PER ISO 10816-1 ................................................ 20