Taking care of your motors is the very first step in ensuring that you don’t go through more carbon brushes than you need to. After all, the wear rate of the carbon brushes you use, no matter what kind they are, is directly linked to the quality of maintenance you perform on your motor and how regularly. It’s important to keep equipment in good working order so that you minimize downtime.

• Keep an eye on your carbon brushes. – This is one part of the motor that will wear down regularly, so you want to be aware when they are going out. This will avoid any nasty surprises and allow you to plan ahead to replace them just before they will need it. Allowing the carbon brushes to wear down to the shunts can cause damage to the commutator or contact surface. To avoid unnecessary downtime stay on top basic maintenance. A quick sight check of the carbon brushes will suffice most of the time.
• If you are seeing any unusual wearing patterns call our tech squad for recommendations.
• When it’s time to replace the carbon brushes, check the marking on the brush or nameplate information for the brushes you need. Of course motors do take a lot of abuse through the years, so if you aren’t sure exactly what kind you need, remove the carbon brushes and take them with you when you talk to an expert.

Helwig Carbon provides carbon brushes for all of your motor needs. Their experts will help you find exactly what you need, no matter what kind of brush it is. They offer everything from grounding brushes to brushes for wind turbine, carbon graphite bearings, and more.