Interview with Lloyd Hinkley
Crosby: Give specific examples of problems that you have encountered that
have been resolved by Power Control Company equipment.
Hinkley: Here are the places I have worked at which we installed power factor
correction systems. See resume for my duties and accomplishments at each business.
Smith MegaDiamond: (1993 - 1999) When I was at Smith MegaDiamond they needed
to expand their facility. As we checked the capacity of our main panel and main trans-
former, we found both were already at 125% of capacity. To add on to our building
and add another sub-panel we would need to replace our main panel and transformer.
The cost to upgrade these items would be around two hundred thousand dollars.
Provo city power said our power factor was around 75% and if we corrected
it to about 95%, then we would have enough capacity to add another sub panel. I
didn't want to just use capacitors because in my experience they would only last six
months to a year, and burn up. Then they would need to be replaced.
I found a company in Florida, ElectroFlow, that had an active system that could
keep our power factor above 95%. They tested and analyzed our problems and installed
a system to solve these problems. MegaDiamond was able to add on to the building without
spending the originally projected $200k, so this paid for the system when it was installed.
The equipment also saved the company over two thousand dollars a month.
Then a little over a year later the MegaDiamond building was hit by lighting. The only
damage we had to the building was a computer burned up and the power factor system had a
meltdown as it absorbed the strike. The company had John Jackman come repair the
equipment and we were back in business with no other damage to the facility.
Wilson Foods: (1999 – 2003) Then I went to work for Wilson Foods. They also had a power
factor problem, which was in the high sixties (.67-.69). I had Power Control Company come to
determine problems and propose solutions. We had the company install a power factor
correction system. The problems were solved and the ROI was about six months.
For Wilson most of the savings came from preserving motor life and operation. Wilson
Foods used three large dough mixers that were built in the fifties. The motor and gear box were
located under the mixer and we were having to rebuild one of these motor gear boxes every five
or six months at a cost of twenty-five thousand each. The Power Control Company equipment
solved this problem, and I noticed that all the motors were running fifty to eighty degrees cooler.
Our wash down motors also did not need to be replaced as often.
In addition, we averaged over a thousand dollars savings a month on our power bill.
Nellson Nutraceutical: (2003 - 2008) When I started working at Nellson, we had the same set
of problems; power factor was burning up motors. I invited Mr. Jackman to come in and test the
power factor. Power Control Company installed a power factor system which dropped the power
bill over fifteen hundred dollars a month. We also saved over five thousand dollars on motors and
other maintenance costs. The power factor system paid for its self in less than a year.
Crosby: "What recommendations would you make about the effectiveness and reliability of
products you have purchased from Power Control Company?"
Hinkley: Power Control Company's power factor correction system does more than the
company promises.
Crosby: What other companies have provided similar equipment or have bid
on solving the problems you have encountered?
Hinkley: I really haven't found another company that does all that Power Control Company
does to correct power factor and high frequency filtering with a great guaranty that backs
their product.
Crosby: How would you assess John Jackman as an electrical engineer, his ability to analyze
problems and to solve them?
Hinkley: I have been really impressed with John Jackman's electrical engineering skills and
how he corrected power factor and high frequency problems.
Crosby: Give specific examples of problems that you have encountered that
have been resolved by Power Control Company equipment.
Hinkley: Here are the places I have worked at which we installed power factor
correction systems. See resume for my duties and accomplishments at each business.
Smith MegaDiamond: (1993 - 1999) When I was at Smith MegaDiamond they needed
to expand their facility. As we checked the capacity of our main panel and main trans-
former, we found both were already at 125% of capacity. To add on to our building
and add another sub-panel we would need to replace our main panel and transformer.
The cost to upgrade these items would be around two hundred thousand dollars.
Provo city power said our power factor was around 75% and if we corrected
it to about 95%, then we would have enough capacity to add another sub panel. I
didn't want to just use capacitors because in my experience they would only last six
months to a year, and burn up. Then they would need to be replaced.
I found a company in Florida, ElectroFlow, that had an active system that could
keep our power factor above 95%. They tested and analyzed our problems and installed
a system to solve these problems. MegaDiamond was able to add on to the building without
spending the originally projected $200k, so this paid for the system when it was installed.
The equipment also saved the company over two thousand dollars a month.
Then a little over a year later the MegaDiamond building was hit by lighting. The only
damage we had to the building was a computer burned up and the power factor system had a
meltdown as it absorbed the strike. The company had John Jackman come repair the
equipment and we were back in business with no other damage to the facility.
Wilson Foods: (1999 – 2003) Then I went to work for Wilson Foods. They also had a power
factor problem, which was in the high sixties (.67-.69). I had Power Control Company come to
determine problems and propose solutions. We had the company install a power factor
correction system. The problems were solved and the ROI was about six months.
For Wilson most of the savings came from preserving motor life and operation. Wilson
Foods used three large dough mixers that were built in the fifties. The motor and gear box were
located under the mixer and we were having to rebuild one of these motor gear boxes every five
or six months at a cost of twenty-five thousand each. The Power Control Company equipment
solved this problem, and I noticed that all the motors were running fifty to eighty degrees cooler.
Our wash down motors also did not need to be replaced as often.
In addition, we averaged over a thousand dollars savings a month on our power bill.
Nellson Nutraceutical: (2003 - 2008) When I started working at Nellson, we had the same set
of problems; power factor was burning up motors. I invited Mr. Jackman to come in and test the
power factor. Power Control Company installed a power factor system which dropped the power
bill over fifteen hundred dollars a month. We also saved over five thousand dollars on motors and
other maintenance costs. The power factor system paid for its self in less than a year.
Crosby: "What recommendations would you make about the effectiveness and reliability of
products you have purchased from Power Control Company?"
Hinkley: Power Control Company's power factor correction system does more than the
company promises.
Crosby: What other companies have provided similar equipment or have bid
on solving the problems you have encountered?
Hinkley: I really haven't found another company that does all that Power Control Company
does to correct power factor and high frequency filtering with a great guaranty that backs
their product.
Crosby: How would you assess John Jackman as an electrical engineer, his ability to analyze
problems and to solve them?
Hinkley: I have been really impressed with John Jackman's electrical engineering skills and
how he corrected power factor and high frequency problems.