
← Reliability Gang Podcast16 Dec 2025 · 39 min
From Data To Decisions: Motor Testing That Actually Improves Reliability - With Mark Gurney
From Data To Decisions: Motor Testing That Actually Improves Reliability - With Mark Gurney
Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how a “high-efficiency” motor can start wasting energy and damaging bearings before it’s even been switched on? We did too. So we tested it. Using offline motor circuit analysis alongside online motor current signature analysis, we inspected brand-new IE4 motors still sitting in their crates. What we found changed the conversation completely. Critical impedance imbalance straight out of the box. One motor already showing early winding defects before it ever saw ...