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Looks nice, Jim.
I thought you said you were going to do the wiring last night, not the plumbing... ?? ![]() Keep it up! Paula |
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Well, Paula, I guess I don't have an excuse !! I went ahead and made the 'stand' as it will make it just a little easier to wire up, with the panel being supported.
Understand, that since I work for a major water treatment corporation, I have an abundance of PVC plumbing parts, so I just used what I had to make the stand. It's very sturdy, non-conductive, and best of all, FREE !!! Terminal block mounting tonite, and wiring will be at least STARTED !! Thanks.. Jim |
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Just a suggestion...
If you have high speed/counter inputs on the little AB, you might want to install a quad encoder with a little crank wheel.
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Where is the federal horn?
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Scooby...... ????????????????????
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You know one of those ear piercing horns mounted right there on the stand. That would wake some people up.
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Don't think I haven't thought of that !! Problem is, I'm probably going to be the only one using this thing, and I HATE IT when my sleep time is interrupted !!! hehehe..
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Great looking trainer beerchug
Something you might want to do is put some N.O. little PBs under your toggle switches. Just put them in parallel with the toggle switches. Then you can have the best of both worlds. You`ll see the benefits of this when you start tring to simulate your program and watch it work. ![]() |
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Great idea, Tom. Never thought about putting more switches in parallel. And I just happen to have a drawer full of PBs. !!
Thanks... Jim |
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Nothing like a nice loud alarm horn.
Should be controlled by a momentary push buton that has a latching circuit in the PLC. Button should be marked "Do Not Push". Works even better when PLC runs of a battery, so the alarm doesn't shut off when you pull out the line cord. By the time you are done, there will probably be 2 or 3 pieces of plexi glass as "annexes", and 2 or 3 more plc's networked together. PLEASE do NOT do a traffic light, railroad signals are more fun anyway! regards.....casey
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Good thing there is an E-Stop button!
Just in case you get carried away! ![]() Nice looking trainer...
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looks nice
It will be a good idea to install a small Circiut breaker as the main feeder for all the compnents of your panel, Two benfits achived from this:
1- protection. 2- a manual switch for conneting/disconnecting the power.
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Ayman,
I have already installed a fuse for the 120VAC, and another for the 24VDC. The E-Stop is wired to remove all 120VAC when activated. I know that this is not the 'field' way to wire the E-Stop, but I believe it will suffice for a trainer. thanks... Jim |
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