Grease-Lubricated Antifriction Bearings

Oil-Lubricated Sleeve Bearings

Check the motor frame and bearings for excessive heat or vibration with suitable test equipment. Listen for
abnormal noise.
Accumulated dirt or poor motor location may prevent the free flow of cooling air around the motor
Wipe, brush, vacuum, or blow accumulated dirt from the motors frame winding and air passages.
Check for signs of corrosion, including corroded terminals and connections inside the conduit box.
The standard value of insulation resistance is the least value which a winding should have after cleaning
and drying.
The ratio of insulation resistance obtained by a 10-min and 1-min voltage application is the polarization
index (PI). This is used to determine when drying is complete or to determine winding conditions when no
other information is available. The PI of ac stator windings which are clean and dry is usually 1.5 or more
for class A windings and 2.5 or more for class B windings.
motor is opened for repair, winding care should be as follows
o Vacuum the dirt from the windings and other internal air passages
o If the insulation appears brittle, overheated, or cracked, the motor should be revarnished or, with severe
conditions, rewound.
o Loose coils and leads can move with changing magnetic fields or vibration, causing the insulation to wear,
crack, or fray. Revarnishing and retying leads may correct minor problems. If the loose coil situation is
severe, the motor must be rewound.
o Check the lead-to-coil connections for signs of overheating or corrosion. These connections are often
exposed on large motors, but taped on small motors. Repair as needed.
o The cast rotor bars and ring ends of squirrel-cage motors rarely need attention. However, if they are open or
broken, they create an electrical unbalance that increases with the number of bars broken. An open end ring
causes severe vibration and noise.
o This test should never be applied until a sufficiently high megger reading has been obtained (preferably
infinity). For new motors, IEEE 95 specifies a high-pot voltage of:
Test volts = 2 x rated voltage +1000
For motors in service, it is advisable to test at 65 percent of the above value.

Hoistway inspection includes:

All mechanical equipment such as sheaves, buffers, door closers, floor selectors, limit switches, hoistway door hangers, closers,
and door gibs, to be sure they are intact and securely fastened to their mountings.
Interlocks, to see that they are mechanically fastened to their base or mountings and that the latching head is securely locked
when the door is properly closed. Their electrical contacts should not make unless the door is in the fully closed and locked
position.
Hoist and governor ropes and their fastenings, for wear or rust.
Traveling cables, to make sure that they are properly hung and that the outer wrapping around the electrical wires is not worn so
that a short or ground might possibly occur should the traveling cables come in contact with other mechanical equipment in the
hoistway.
Rails, for proper alignment and tightness of rail fastenings, brackets, and fish plates.
Steadying plates, to see that the car is securely fastened to the car frame.
Ropes, for vibration and wear.
Guide shoes, for excessive float.
Gibs, for wear.
Door operators, for alignment.

Pit inspection includes:

Oil, level in the buffer.
Rope stretch.
Debris or water leaks.
Safety shoes are checked from the bottom of the car, in the pit.

Machine-room inspection includes:

Motors and generators, to see that commutators are clean, properly undercut, and equipped with the correct brushes. Brush
holders must be clean and brushes well seated, with proper spring pressure, the commutator free from flat spots, high bars, and
pitting.
Bearing wear, to determine if it is affecting the armature air gap and rotor clearances.
All electrical equipment should be grounded through ground clamps, and machinery should operate without overheating.
Brakes, to make sure that each will hold 125 percent of full load and that lifting application is unimpaired by frozen or worn
pins.
Brake linings, to make sure that they are securely fastened to the shoe and in good contact with the brake pulley.
Shafts into the pulley, for proper alignment and secure fastenings to the brake pulley.
Gears and bolts, to make sure they are not loose or broken.
Worm and gear, for backlash and end thrust.
Sheave grooves, for uneven wear or bottomed ropes.
Gland packing, on a geared machine.
Gear-case oil.
Machine fastenings.
Controllers, for correct fuse capacity, broken leads, loose connections in lugs, loose or broken resistances, improper contacts,
worn contacts, weak springs, improper contact-spring tension, proper contact wipe, and worn pins or brushes.
Switches, for residual magnetism and gummy cores.
Safety equipment, for blocked or shorted contacts.
Governors, to be sure that the rope is well seated in the sheave, that the operating mechanism is well lubricated and free to
move, and that no pins are stiff from rust or paint.
Landing equipment, for broken buttons and lamp fixtures. Emergency key glasses and keys must be in place, and lighting at
landings must be bright enough so that people leaving an elevator enter well-lighted areas.

Hydraulic-elevator inspections follow procedures outlined above as they apply. In addition, hydraulic-elevator safety inspection
includes:
Cylinder-head packing and piston, to make sure the oil is not leaking excessively or returning to the tank through a bypass.
Hydraulic machines, to be sure that there is sufficient oil so that the car reaches the top landing with oil left in the tank.
Power-medium oil, for cleanliness.

A comprehensive program of maintenance by the elevator manufacturer also may include a thorough full-load safety test of each
elevator every 5 years and no-load tests annually.