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Renew Magazine - Project Updates
In-situ machining of a traction motor
EARLIER THIS YEAR MERSEN POWER TRANSFER Technologies UK, working with Mersen Benelux, started the in-situ machining of more than 90 brushed MA set DC motors at the customer depot.
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The MA Set commutators had started to show signs of wear and tear after many years of service, with some motors flashing over and failing on the Class 455 locomotives, causing train availability and reliability issues.
Mersen deployed its Motor Maintenance and Services (MMS) team, in very strange times due to the ongoing pandemic, and started the machining of the DC commutators to return them to a nearly new state. The project should be completed by the end of this year.
