Ronnie Sullivan
Member
In these times of isolation I thought it might be fun for us to own up to past temporary fixes that we, for 'whatever reason' never got back to.
I imagine it is common in our game as pressure to keep production going can sometimes be overwhelming.
I came across a plc in a panel that seemed totally dead. It had power at all the right terminals but nothing was lit and of course, it didn't work.
They didn't have a spare so the boss sent someone on a long trip to get another. He was desperate to get it going again.
I grabbed the plc to move it further down the din rail to get at the screws and it lit up??
When I let go it went off again.
I worked out the spot I touched to make it come to life.
Nearby were some cardboard tubes. I cut one to length and wedged it between the plc and the roof of the panel.
It stayed on.
I rattled and prodded it and it carried on working.
I told the operatives they could run the machine until the new one came.
The boss said come back when they were not running to finish the job.
I've never been back to it and the new plc is still in its box at the bottom of the panel.
I imagine it is common in our game as pressure to keep production going can sometimes be overwhelming.
I came across a plc in a panel that seemed totally dead. It had power at all the right terminals but nothing was lit and of course, it didn't work.
They didn't have a spare so the boss sent someone on a long trip to get another. He was desperate to get it going again.
I grabbed the plc to move it further down the din rail to get at the screws and it lit up??
When I let go it went off again.
I worked out the spot I touched to make it come to life.
Nearby were some cardboard tubes. I cut one to length and wedged it between the plc and the roof of the panel.
It stayed on.
I rattled and prodded it and it carried on working.
I told the operatives they could run the machine until the new one came.
The boss said come back when they were not running to finish the job.
I've never been back to it and the new plc is still in its box at the bottom of the panel.