The world of HVAC/R equipment maintenance is full of diverse testing methods, each with its own ideal applications and drawbacks. If you have electrical equipment to maintain and you’re not using DST, the fact of the matter is that you’re missing out!

Infrared testing is commonly used in electrical maintenance, detecting the heat put off by faults and malfunctions. However, by using DST’s ultrasound technology, you can begin to detect and repair faults before they even begin to put off heat, turning your maintenance schedule from a guessing game and a catch-up race into a true prevention strategy. Here’s how Discovery Sound Technology can help make it happen!

Types of Detectable Electrical Faults

DST’s MSi150 Ultrasound Diagnostic tool can pick up the most minute changes, fluctuations, and qualities in sound. This easy to use, sophisticated technology can detect not only mechanical faults but electrical ones, often in their earliest stages before they begin to cause dangerous problems or put off any detectable heat. Using DST is an especially helpful method for detecting coronas, tracking, and arcing, allowing you to repair them early and prevent major problems, system shutdowns, or injury from occurring.

Precise Preventative Maintenance

A preventative maintenance plan is a powerful thing for any equipment manager to have, but only if it’s a plan of a certain quality and precision based on accurate readings from a powerful testing method. Otherwise, your carefully planned maintenance schedule is little more than targeted guessing based on what you think the machinery might need, rather than what you know it requires. With DST giving you a crystal-clear picture of what’s happening within the electrical system and what it needs to prevent problems from arising, you’re no longer guessing! Instead, you can make targeted decisions to maximize the effectiveness of your maintenance efforts, reduce costs, and increase efficiency and safety all around!

Using Ultrasound for Electrical Equipment 

The power of Discovery Sound Technology doesn’t only come from the incredible precision of ultrasound, but from its versatility! DST is flexible in a way that sets it apart from its peers, allowing you to get accurate results and valuable insights on many different types of HVAC/R equipment. Both open and closed electrical equipment can be inspected by DST across a wide range of voltages, and what’s more, anomalies and phase imbalance can be detected in many different types of electrical components, including contactors, fan motors, VFD’s, switchgears, transformers, insulators or disconnects and splices. With DST, you can take control of the equipment and your maintenance schedule!

If you’re ready to experience what Discovery Sound Technology can do for you, then we’re ready to help you! Contact DST today for more information, and one of our team members will answer your questions and help guide you in the right direction.