I have a 150 hp pulverizer that is started by a Motortronics soft start. The bypass contactor coil is housed in plastic and held in place by a small (compared to the weight of the coil) plastic clip. This plastic clip is broken, allowing the housing to fall out the bottom of the contactor and the part is a few days out. The tech from the manufacturer told me I should just zip-tie the coil into the housing. He said "people do it all the time" which tells me that maybe they should take another look at their engineering but I guess that's not my problem here.
My boss wants me to do it but I'm against it as this unit, if I remember correctly, costs around $8K. It seems foolish to me to take a chance of damaging the unit beyond repair. If it were to come loose again do I run the chance of further damage or would the contactor simply drop out?
My boss wants me to do it but I'm against it as this unit, if I remember correctly, costs around $8K. It seems foolish to me to take a chance of damaging the unit beyond repair. If it were to come loose again do I run the chance of further damage or would the contactor simply drop out?