Complete Noob

[BWied]

I am completely new to all of this. I am interested in learning PLCS and writing programs. I currently work for a trepanning company. All of our machines have PLCS and smart relays in them. Every time we have a problem we have to call someone in to look at them and fix them. We recently purchased a new "Straightener" and it has GE Fanuc VersaMax in it. The internal battery ahs died so it has lost its programing. The PLC only controls the movement of 1 hydraulic ram so I wanted to try and fix it myself instead of outsourcing it for $4K! For now I have bypassed the PLC so that I can learn on that one. Any "Beginners Guide" out there?

 

[jrwb4gbm]

Welcome to the forum!
You have come to the right place to learn. If you need help, there are many here that will help you. Just ask questions and show an honest effort to learn.
Download these manuals for a starting point.
Links:
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/re...tent/live/DOCUMENT/0/DO548/en_US/gfk1992c.pdf
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/index?page=docchannel&id=DO54
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/re...tent/live/DOCUMENT/0/DO458/en_US/GFK1645J.pdf
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/re...tent/live/DOCUMENT/0/DO549/en_US/gfk1670d.pdf
http://support.ge-ip.com/support/re...tent/live/DOCUMENT/0/DO227/en_US/gfk0529c.pdf