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maintention roaster: wait broken or preventive schedules?

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i admit the first few years tend to be reactive, wait for any strange sounds or machine performance to feel different than the check-ups. the results will never be downtime at the most inappropriate, at the high order.

now start the preventive schedule. what i know is important:
- clear the cyclone every 10-20 hours.
- check and calibrate the thermocouple probe every 3-6 months.
- bearing drum inspection every approximately 500- 1000 hours.
- gas line and connector check routine

anyone have a real maintenance schedule? or is it still a tribal knowledge in a mechanical head?
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the cyclone is the most critical. well, chaff's building and there's even the smallest lighter that could be a big deal. at least every 15 hours of operations should be clean. if there's been a near-fire incident, it'll never forget again.
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the thermocouple calibration is often ignored while the impact on the consistency of the profile is immense. The probe that drives 5-10 degrees could create the same profile on display generates a different roast.
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i've been through this. batch feels all flat when the profile is not changed. finally found out that the thermocoupenya has been drift far enough. after recalibrating, return normal.
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how do you keep the record mat? is it still in the book or is it digital? if it's still in the book and the guy changes, the maintenance history could go away.
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i use a simple spreadsheet per machine. the date, the maintention type, the rapport, the notes. at least that's enough and accessible to everyone.
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critical spare part must have minimal stock. bearing, gasket, fuse. the long downtime is usually not due to long awaited technicians, but because the spare part should be booked first and it takes time to reach.
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don't forget that maintenance is also about safety for operators, not just machine performance.

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