Maintenance — planned, breakdown, condition-based
BTEC: Engineering: Maintenance — planned, breakdown, condition-based
What you'll learn
- 1
Imagine your bike chain snapping mid-ride. That's a breakdown. But if you oil it every month, that's planned maintenance — you stop the problem before it starts!
- 2
Which type of maintenance happens at set times, like every 3 months?
- 3
Drag the right label to each maintenance task: 'Oil bike chain every month' and 'Fix chain when it snaps'.
- 4
Let's sort out a car maintenance schedule together.
- 5
A sensor on a machine shows it's getting too hot — you check it. What type of maintenance is this?
- 6
Sort these three tasks into the right boxes: 'Planned', 'Breakdown', 'Condition-based'.
- 7
Which maintenance type costs the most in lost time and repairs?
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