One of the main reasons behind fire hazard is the electrical connections or appliances. The most effective method for predictive maintenance is system scanning using electrical infrared Los Angeles. It is always preferable to go for preventive maintenance components get damaged or fail.

Current flows through conductors upon application of voltage across the terminals. If resistance increases for the flow of current, the conductor will dissipate additional power and heat up. Most of the electrical connections tend to become hot before they fail. The electromagnetic radiation cameras are able to detect rise in temperature and suggest maintenance before the heat causes failure and serious damage.

Increased resistance in systems operated by electricity may be caused by loose connections, component age, oxidation, fatigue, wear, or poor installation. The high temperature imager in the camera can clearly show the hottest area in the circuit. It measures the temperature of the hottest area and helps diagnose its health.

Through electromagnetic radiation inspection, incipient defects in the electrical components can be detected and documented. It helps timely repairs of problems before the component fails. Unpredicted failure of any system may also lead to safety hazards and losses in productivity.

A lot of factors are responsible for this increase in resistance. A few of them include wear, loose connection, oxidation, age of the component, fatigue, or poor installation. The infrared camera can capture the high temperature image of all the hot spots as well as the actual temperature.

If you are able to find these hot spots at the initial stage, you repair them before they fail and cause damages. If you don't, it may lead to catastrophic failure and you may end up losing life, property, and production. In order to prevent these unpredicted failures, annual electrical surveys are recommended.

The inspection or survey can also detect open circuits, overloads, defects, inductive heating, and unbalanced loads. The survey has another major advantage over other preventive maintenance processes. The plant doesn't need to be shut down during the infrared survey, so it detects the defects only while the component is active.

Generally, preventive maintenance is carried out during the planned shutdown of operating units, which causes production loss. With infrared survey, no downtime is required. It can be executed while the unit is still under operation and functioning well.

The survey improves the efficiency of the electrical industry. However, it also helps building owners, facility directors, and property managers take better care of their properties. A skilled thermographer tests all the systems in running condition and report his findings to the management, who then can act accordingly.

The entire system including the distribution panels, switchgear, transformers, sub-feed panels, bus ducts, variable frequency drives, motor control centers, etc. Can be inspected during the survey. To get the maximum benefits of this survey, it is recommended to be carried out annually. It is the most cost-effective predictive maintenance system one can think of, but well worth the price.