Chaos and Caffeine Episode 26 Condition Based Reactive Maintenance

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When monitoring systems detect faults after they occur they are not condition-based nor are they predictive maintenance, they become condition-based reactive maintenance. In this episode we fall back on Deathwish…

Chaos and Caffeine Podcast 22 Holiday Coffee and the Real Purpose of the P to F Chart

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We enjoy some chocolate and peppermint coffee while discussing the real original use of the P-F chart per Nowlan and Heap (https://motordoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/RCMOrig.pdf) and the expansion by Moubray in 'RCM II).…

Chaos and Caffeine Podcast 21 Its the Economy Stupid and the Trades in 2026

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We try the Starbucks Eggnog Latte then discuss the impacts and conditions surrounding 2025, including AI, policy decisions, and the impacts of all of them on small to medium businesses.…

Chaos and Caffeine Podcast 15 Pumpkin Spice Condition Based Maintenance

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We try and compare Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts pumpkin spice latte (shudder) and then discuss what's going on with modern condition-based maintenance with a combination of AI-generated jokes and a…

CIGRE Croatia Paper Practical Application of Electrical and Current Signature Analysis in DFIG Turbine Systems Oct 14 2025

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Abstract—On and off-shore wind generators and powertrain systems have significant reliability concerns that increase the operations and maintenance costs associated with ownership and affect individual tower availability. The primary failure…