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JUNE 2010

Subject: Complete Rewiring of Package Power Plants using Home-Run Concept
Applies to: GE Gas Turbine Package Power Plants (PPP)

 

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FEBRUARY 2009

Subject: Use of the Vibration Chart
Applies to: Gas and Steam Turbines and Generators

 

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DECEMBER 2008

Subject: Determining Turbine Inlet (Firing) Temperature, TF
Applies to: All GE gas turbines (and other turbine marques too)

 

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NOVEMBER 2008

Subject: Compressor Performance
Applies to: All GE gas turbines

 

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AUGUST 2008

Subject: Gas Stop Speed/Ratio Valve Calibration
Applies to: All GE gas turbines
Case study: MS7001B, Speedtronic™ Mark I

AUGUST 2002

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JULY 2008

Subject: Use of the Manual VCE Control to Troubleshoot
Applies to: GE Gas Turbines utilizing Speedtronic™ Mark I and II

 

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APRIL 2008

Subject: Fuel System Calibration
Applies to: All GE Gas Turbines

 

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JANUARY 2008

Service Your Batteries Regularly and Replace Aging Relays
Applies to: All GE gas turbines.  Case study: MS5001LA, circa 1968

 

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DECEMBER 2007

What is the function of the thumbwheel on the GE/MAC programmer?
Applies to: General Electric MS5001L & LA and MS3002F gas turbines.

 

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JULY 2007

Pressure Testing Liquid Fuel Nozzles
Applies to: Most GE Gas Turbine Models, including MS5001 (D, K, L, M, N & P), MS6001B and MS7001B & C

 

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MAY 2007

Flex hosing for Flow Dividers
Applies to: All GE gas turbines operating on liquid fuel

 

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MARCH 2007

Faulty Operation of the Digital Setpoint
Applies to: General Electric Gas Turbines (Speedtronic™ Mark I and II)

 

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JANUARY 2007

Lube Oil Leaks in Accessory Gear

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OCTOBER 2006

What is the function of the 4VC?
Applies to: General Electric Gas Turbines with Speedtronic™ Mark I

 

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AUGUST 2006

Zero Effective Stroke
Applies to: General Electric Gas Turbines

 

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JULY 2006

Recording and Analyzing Gas Turbine Starting & Operating Data
Applies to: All GE gas turbines, in general, but to those having Speedtronic Mark I & II in particular

 

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MAY 2006

What does “complete sequence” mean?
Applies to: General Electric Gas Turbines )

 

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APRIL 2006

Spark Plugs (a.k.a. Igniters)

 

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JANUARY 2006

Failed Temperature Control Reference Ovens

 

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2005 Turbine Tips

DECEMBER 2005

Replacing Selector Switches

 

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OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2005

Jaw Clutch Maintenance

 

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SEPTEMBER 2005

Maintenance of Compressor Recirculation Valves

 

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AUGUST 2005

Lube Oil Heat Exchangers (Coolers) Need Attention

 

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JULY 2005

“Home Running” Thermocouple Wiring

 

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JUNE 2005

Taylor Sensaires and Overtemperature Protection

 

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MAY 2005

Flex Hosing for Flow Dividers

 

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APRIL 2005

Liquid Fuel flow measurements for gas turbines with Roper flow dividers

 

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MARCH 2005

Lube-Oil-Maintenance Hints

 

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FEBRUARY 2005

Part 3- Connecting the Speedtronic Mark V Panel Ground Cable

January 2005
December 2004

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JANUARY 2005

Part 2- Looking for Grounds in a Speedtronic Mark V Panel

December 2004

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DECEMBER 2004

Part 1 of a 3-part series--Checking for Internal grounds on a Speedtronic Mark V panel

 

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NOVEMBER 2004

Ward-Leonard Replacement Relays

 

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OCTOBER 2004

NY Airbrake Fuel Pump failures

 

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SEPTEMBER 2004

Fairchild Millivolt Flame Detectors

 

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AUGUST 2004

OilGear Fuel Pump Stroke Indicator

APRIL 2003

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JULY 2004

Charting the 10-Second Performance Evaluation

 

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JUNE 2004

COOLING AND SEALING AIR

 

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MAY 2004

Minimum Value Gate (MVG) for Gas Turbine Control

 

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APRIL 2004

Compartment Heaters: why they are needed

 

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MARCH 2004

Troubleshooting Speedtronic Mark I & II

 

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FEBRUARY 2004

Maintenance Factor for Emergency Fast Start of GE Heavy Duty Gas Turbine

 

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JANUARY 2004

Thoroughly Clean Fuel System Piping after Liquid Fuel Pump Failure

 

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DECEMBER 2003

How to Find Tough Oil Leaks

 

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NOVEMBER 2003

Measuring and Interpreting Vibration Data

 

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OCTOBER 2003

Start Capability and Island Operation

 

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SEPTEMBER 2003

Troubleshooting a Malfunction of the Motor-Operated Atomizing Air Bypass Valve

 

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AUGUST 2003

How to prevent HIGH LUBE OIL Temperature

 

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JULY 2003

Fuel and Nozzle
Regulator Controls Operation
(Young & Franklin)

APRIL 2003
JUNE 2003

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JUNE 2003

Servicing Hydraulic Controls for Gas Fuel Systems

JULY 2003

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MAY 2003

Servicing Hydraulic and Liquid Fuel Controls (Oil Gear and Young & Franklin)

 

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APRIL 2003

Variable Displacement
Fuel Pumps (Oil Gear, NY Airbrake & Dennison)

 

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MARCH 2003

Troubleshooting Liquid Fuel Purge Valves

 

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FEBRUARY 2003

Troubleshooting Hydraulic Ratchet Problems

 

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JANUARY 2003

Internal Alignment of gas turbines

 

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DECEMBER 2002

Second Stage Nozzle Cooling and Tuning Plugs

 

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NOVEMBER 2002

Sealing Horizontal Joints of Very Old Turbines

 

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OCTOBER 2002

Root Causes of High Exhaust Temperature Spreads

JANUARY 2002

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SEPTEMBER 2002

Variable Inlet Guide Vane replacement with rotor in place

 

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AUGUST 2002

Use of the GE Speedtronic Calibrator for Mark I & II

 

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JULY 2002

Bearing Oil Leaks on GE MS7001 Gas Turbines

 

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JUNE 2002

Liquid Fuel Test Rig

 

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MAY 2002

Testing Emergency DC Lube Oil Pumps

AUGUST 2003

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APRIL 2002

Measuring the Success of a Planned Outage on a Gas Turbine

 

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MARCH 2002

Benefits of recording gas turbine start-up data

 

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FEBRUARY 2002

The differences between "droop" and "isochronous" operation

DECEMBER 2001

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JANUARY 2002

Determining if your turbine is operating at Rated Base Load

OCTOBER 2002

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DECEMBER 2001

Synchronizing to the Power Grid

FEBRUARY 2002

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