Separating the main bolt from the shaft of a small engine isn’t too hard of a feat. On generators, however, things play out much differently. Industrial sized generators typically weigh hundreds of tons; also internal complexity brings its own set of problems. Generator rotor removal jobs demand the effort of large, coordinated teams who are cooperative, therefore committed by default. On paper, the process is the same, but the degree or magnitude of the work raises the stakes.
Here is a brief demonstration: With the use of cranes, technicians guide a sizable industrial style pole over the front of shaft (sometimes a prying apparatus goes into the shaft) while the back side is harnessed. The rotor/armature is then slowly coerced then lifted out of the box unit holding it. Each model’s configuration elicits varying responses – that being the make and the model.
Stator parts go bad from time to time and one of the tall tale signs is power loss. If when the generator is running there seems to be something bogging the system down, then it may be time for a generator rotor removal operation so that a full investigation can commence. While seeking out a new a new stator, why not have a look at the rotor?
Blown stators cause wire damage, plus other catastrophic machine failures. To top it off, rewinding is an expensive, time consuming endeavor only the skilled should try. For everyone else, experienced generator specialists assist large industrial firms with downtime headaches.
