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    Industrial USB 5 volt outlet

    Hello all, I'm surprised how hard it is to find a USB outlet for industrial panels. I've found several small compact converters (I think aimed at vehicles) that give out the correct voltage and low cost but not DIN rail mounted. I was looking for a 24 VDC power supply with a USB (or 3) ports on...
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    Canbus Cable

    We supply and use Lutze CANbus cable 104206. Cat 5 might work for shorter distances. The problem is when you get noise or ANY other problem and its becomes easy to blame the cable first as its not to specification. Please don't forget the termination resistors they come in the packet.
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    Hello World

    Hi, I'm an experienced electrician that has only worked in heavy industry having done my apprenticeship in the steel works, many years ago. More recently I've spent 10 years commissioning and installing machines with Omron, Allen Bradley, Siemens PLC and IDEC. More recently I've been working...
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    Proface

    We trend to use the Vision range from Unitronics they have a range of combined PLC + HMI's all-in-one with free software. Its a low cost solution that works well. Lets face it you can save a lot of time by programming the PLC and HMI all at the same time. Plus the I/O doesn't have to be on the...
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    PLC switching

    I always think its better to use a relay between the PLC and the load. It's easier to change a relay if anything goes wrong. The exception to this is if I'm building several units and need to keep the price down. Then you need to look at all the details outlined here and make a case by case...
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    Mitsubishi alpha vs Allen Bradley micrologix

    Reliability will be be about the same have a look at the current rating for any relay outputs and ensure this covers your requirements. As mentioned have a look at software costs, programming cables and support. It might be worth looking outside the box and saving yourself some money with a Jazz...
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    Taking on a Trainee or Apprentice

    Hi, we are looking to take on an apprentice or trainee and as my background is as an electrician I thought this might be a good place to build on other people experience and to ensure we do things right and don't waste time and money. As we are suppliers to OEM's and machine builders in the...

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