hd_coop
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I'm just lookin for some feedback on this idea and whether or not it will work and what problems I may encounter.
My aunts work is looking to develop some sort of automated battery tester which will test AA batteries to insure they make at least 1.5 volts. Right now they pay people to manually test several million batteries every year. Me and my dad have come up with a way we think will work. We plan on using an analog input card to test for enough voltage. We plan on using an Automation Direct DL06 to do this. (Neither of us know AD at all, mostly only AB but we can't afford the AB).
So....a couple questions:
How hard will it be to learn to program the AD plc? My dad is a maintenance man with about 4-5 years experience and I'm a coop with about 6 months experience.
Will the 0-5v analog input card be accurate enough for this application?
Any other potential problems with this way of testing?
If you guys need more info let me know and I'll be glad to post it.
Thanks,
Josh
My aunts work is looking to develop some sort of automated battery tester which will test AA batteries to insure they make at least 1.5 volts. Right now they pay people to manually test several million batteries every year. Me and my dad have come up with a way we think will work. We plan on using an analog input card to test for enough voltage. We plan on using an Automation Direct DL06 to do this. (Neither of us know AD at all, mostly only AB but we can't afford the AB).
So....a couple questions:
How hard will it be to learn to program the AD plc? My dad is a maintenance man with about 4-5 years experience and I'm a coop with about 6 months experience.
Will the 0-5v analog input card be accurate enough for this application?
Any other potential problems with this way of testing?
If you guys need more info let me know and I'll be glad to post it.
Thanks,
Josh