Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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For the Balantron grinding wheel balancer, you gave me troubleshooting tips. How did they work out?
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00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Trouble shooting
00:58 - Step 1 - open circuit to actuator solenoid
01:18 - Step 2 - jammed actuator
01:25 - Step 3 - Broken wire in connector
01:33 - Step 4 - defective actuator ON button
02:34 - Step 5 - blown driver IC
02:49 - Step 6 - short caused by loose screw
03:12 - Vibration monitoring on gas turbines
03:47 - Resistance check on coils, cable and connector
04:49 - Open up the controller
07:45 - Testing the actuator ON push button
08:19 - Found where the loose screw came from!
08:54 - Testing the driver circuit transistors.
10:19 - Is the actuator mechanically jammed?
12:20 - Did any of those things fix the stuck actuator?
13:05 - Accelerometer orientation
14:19 - Testing