Wizards,
With all the extra downtime this year, I have started guiding the newer maint staff through a test cell build.
It has been quite entertaining to see the lights turn on in their heads as they build this cell. Nothing beats hands on learning.
One of the new guys asked about the difference between VFD and just using motor starters for everything, but went all deer in the headlights when I started talking about it.
I would like to put together something for their mechanical minds to wrap around, and then use the set up to help them with troubleshooting vfds and motor starters.
I found an old PF4 in the bone yard, not sure if it even works.
I also pulled a bunch of motor starters out of old equipment.
Still need to find/make something to control.
Has anyone put together a set up similar to what I am wanting to do?
Any advice on some of the shortcomings of your set up?
I have plenty of time to help the guys build this, but I don't have any available capital for "new parts", everything will have to be acquired from the bone yard.
Thanks in advance,
Gad
With all the extra downtime this year, I have started guiding the newer maint staff through a test cell build.
It has been quite entertaining to see the lights turn on in their heads as they build this cell. Nothing beats hands on learning.
One of the new guys asked about the difference between VFD and just using motor starters for everything, but went all deer in the headlights when I started talking about it.
I would like to put together something for their mechanical minds to wrap around, and then use the set up to help them with troubleshooting vfds and motor starters.
I found an old PF4 in the bone yard, not sure if it even works.
I also pulled a bunch of motor starters out of old equipment.
Still need to find/make something to control.
Has anyone put together a set up similar to what I am wanting to do?
Any advice on some of the shortcomings of your set up?
I have plenty of time to help the guys build this, but I don't have any available capital for "new parts", everything will have to be acquired from the bone yard.
Thanks in advance,
Gad