Maintenance Archives - Page 12 of 14 - BUSRide
Brake check technology: real time, all the time
Electronic monitoring addresses the CVSA inspection standard.
Air disc or drum, spec and maintain
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC regards brakes as the most fundamental vehicle safety system.
Not always about hard hits
These four experienced specialists equip their shops more than the average maintenance facility in preparation for the worst that can happen, but spoke with BUSRide about what else goes on in their shops.
Seven reasons to embrace hybridized energy storage
Advantages of pairing ultracapacitors with batteries outweigh the drawbacks By Brendan Andrews A number of factors in play for engineers considering hybridized energy storage may raise questions over the complexities and of increased costs for dual-storage systems. The electronics required for balancing separate batteries and ultracapacitors in one component may also be a concern. The […]
What operators need to know about Lumen ratings
Understanding the difference between raw and effective output is critical By Ryan Mayrand In LED lighting technology, Lumens are the standard unit of measure used to describe how well a light source will illuminate objects. Because operators typically rely on output to evaluate LED lights, many manufacturers prominently tout high lumen numbers on product literature. […]