Job Description:

• 1) Sets up and operates dynamic balancing machine to locate points of imbalance on engine or electric motor parts, such as spindles, impeller wheels, armatures, rotors, and flywheels: Positions bearing pedestals according to size of workpiece, installs bearings and keys on pedestal, and aligns drive motor with belt pulleys or drive adapter of balancing machine, using handtools.

• 2) Adjusts stroboscope light to specified intensity and focus.

• 3) Signals crane operator to position workpiece on pedestals and fastens test weight to specified point on workpiece, using hammer, pliers, and welding equipment.

• 4) Starts machine to rotate workpiece.

• 5) Moves controls of machine and observes dials, meters, or trace patterns on screen to determine points of imbalance on workpiece.