maintenance and inspection

Our Capabilities

Borescope Inspection

With our state-of-the-art Borescope cameras (with 120° articulating head) we are able to capture both still photographs & video from inside your entire Isophase Bus Duct System.

With this technology we are able to detect cracks in insulators, fractures in welds, missing hardware, FME, debris, moisture buildups, etc.

Our cameras are also fitted with 30 feet of inspection cable which allows us to inspect 60’ from one cover opening.

Cryogenic Cleaning

National Conductor provides dry ice blasting/ cryogenic cleaning (Co2) for dust, debris, fire, soot and smoke damage.

We clean Isophase bus, non-seg bus, insulators, transformers, switchgear and other power generation related equipment that has most any residue.

Dust, debris, soot, and smoke damage that is left behind can cause issues with the electrical currents that run through the equipment.

In the past, the only option was to scrub the whole unit down with isopropyl alcohol, which is very time consuming. Rather than scrub down the entire unit, cryogenic cleaning/dry ice blasting can be used in its place, which in turn can significantly reduce downtime.

This process is non-conductive, which means that electronics & electrical components will not be affected by this type of cleaning.

Electro-Silver Plating

National Conductor chooses to use the “Electro-plating” method for our plating projects versus the “Cool Amp” method.

The benefits of our application are that ours is applied using “current” which fuses the metals together to form a bond and lasts much longer versus “Cool Amp”, which is applied to the surface only.

We can apply product to original manufacturer specifications or beyond, or to any desired thickness. We can do copper, nickel, and silver plating and we can also apply over aluminum & copper.

We can plate flex links, braids, LV bushings, spade ends, and all terminal connections.

We are DOT & EPA compliant and our certified technicians are trained in plating & in hazardous material handling.

We have mobile labs that we can bring to your site and perform the plating or if it is more convenient, you can also ship your products to us and we can have them plated at one of our facilities.