The Fulmer Advantage

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The Fulmer Advantage: Reliability And Performance
Fulmer’s Cartridge-Style Plug-In Brush Holder (FC101):
n Eliminates the use of high resistance and mechanically inferior connection plates and contacts.
n Allows for superior electrical contact, improving current flow to the brush.
n Has a longer brush box, creating better brush support and accommodating brushes up to
four inches in length.
n Lengthens brush life and reduces the frequency of brush changes.
n Utilizes any brush supplier’s recommended brush grade for high
Brush holder
speed generator service.
with removable
n Facilitates brush wear evaluation though a convenient window in
short handle
the brush holder.
n Offers handle versatility – the shorter handle’s flash guard keeps fingers
away from brush shunts, while the extended handle (optional) can be
used for holders that are difficult to access.
n Enables operators to quickly and easily change brushes once the holder
has been removed from the generator using a portable brush load fixture.
n Utilizes standard brushes and terminals.
n Is economically priced.
n Improves machine performance by reducing brush selectivity and
enhancing airflow and cooling.
n Eliminates the need to change springs when the brush is changed.
n Reduces the chance of a flashover.
n Accommodates both North American and internationally designed machines.
“A good engineer can usually design a device to accomplish some
particular function – it may be very complicated, but it will probably work
most of the time. A superb engineer will find a way to accomplish the same
function, but in a simple, elegant way: safe, reliable and affordable.”
-- Clyde Maughan, Maughan Engineering Consultants, upon review
of Fulmer’s FC101 single pocket, cartridge-style plug-in brush holder
Brush
changing
fixture
Brush holder
with removable
long handle
U.S. Patent No. 7,365,470
U.S. Patent No. 7,608,970
Brush Holders That Deliver Results
Several thousand of Fulmer’s cutting-edge brush holders are currently in use on newly commissioned
OEM generators (both air and hydrogen cooled, ranging from 25 to 450 MW) and aftermarket conversions.
Customers can attest that selectivity issues with the original OEM holders were drastically reduced upon
the installation of Fulmer holders, and there have been dramatic improvements in operator ease and safety.
Contact Fulmer for a complete brush holder catalog or a copy of the
technical paper, “Carbon-Brush Collector Maintenance on TurbineGenerators Retrofitted with On-Line Removable Plug-In Brush Holders.”
Coming Soon:
FC103
Fulmer
Company
A Wabtec Company
3004 Venture Court
Westmoreland Industrial Park III
Export, PA 15632
Phone 724-325-7140
www.fulmercompany.com