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pole slipping synchronous

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jimmy2times

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can pole slipping (due to loss of excitation) lead to failure in diesel gen set?
 
Yes, results of a pole slip are similar to an out of phase close, at least in the size units I am familiar with.

Have found damaged flex plates and torsional couplings, a couple of instances of damaged crankshafts, and several sets of blown diodes and surge suppressors, to name a few encountered.

Mike L.
 
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