Byron
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Greetings Everyone...
I'm trying to put together a comprehensive list of ALL the Smart Relays in existence, and the ACTUAL manufacturer. In an effort to not re-invent the wheel I thought I'd put it up here and see if someone else has already done it.
My first focus: Moeller (Formerly Klockner-Moeller): It appears like they make/made: MOELLER- EASY; EZ; EASY; PICO; OMEGA; XLOGIC; IDEC; ZELIO; ALPHA; TECO; ZEN; MILLENIUM; ??? ; not sure about LOGO;
The cables for several I have checked are the same; the software seems to be interchangeable. It appears that Moeller is now Eaton. Not sure where ABB comes into play. xLogic makes something or not: http://www.xlogic-plc.com/xiazai.php It's hard to tell if they cloned theirs or are the actual instead of Moeller - Eaton. I ran into this with Mitsubishi and Shilin. Shilin being the actual sweat shop, as far as I could tell. Manufacturers that at one time or another had a branded version from MOELLER (please critque): Cutler Hammer; AB; IDEC; Schneider; Mitsubishi; Eaton; Siemens; Omron; Crouzet; Telemecanique; Here is a quote from another forum: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=136051&page=2
Actually the very first one was the Siemens LOGO relay, which was later brand labeled by Idec as the Smart Relay (contrary to popular belief that Idec makes it and Siemens brand labels it). The Moeller / Eaton EASY relay was copied from the LOGO, then later brand-labeled by A-B as the Pico. Then lots of other people like Mitsubishi (later branded by Schneider) and Teco (the one sold by Factorymation) got into the game. That explains why they basically all look similar, the LOGO was so wildly popular all over the world that everyone else wanted to get in on it. Siemens still commands more market share of these things around the world than all the others combined.
Any ideas, comments are welcome. In my spare time I prepare for the unknown
I'm trying to put together a comprehensive list of ALL the Smart Relays in existence, and the ACTUAL manufacturer. In an effort to not re-invent the wheel I thought I'd put it up here and see if someone else has already done it.
My first focus: Moeller (Formerly Klockner-Moeller): It appears like they make/made: MOELLER- EASY; EZ; EASY; PICO; OMEGA; XLOGIC; IDEC; ZELIO; ALPHA; TECO; ZEN; MILLENIUM; ??? ; not sure about LOGO;
The cables for several I have checked are the same; the software seems to be interchangeable. It appears that Moeller is now Eaton. Not sure where ABB comes into play. xLogic makes something or not: http://www.xlogic-plc.com/xiazai.php It's hard to tell if they cloned theirs or are the actual instead of Moeller - Eaton. I ran into this with Mitsubishi and Shilin. Shilin being the actual sweat shop, as far as I could tell. Manufacturers that at one time or another had a branded version from MOELLER (please critque): Cutler Hammer; AB; IDEC; Schneider; Mitsubishi; Eaton; Siemens; Omron; Crouzet; Telemecanique; Here is a quote from another forum: http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=136051&page=2
Actually the very first one was the Siemens LOGO relay, which was later brand labeled by Idec as the Smart Relay (contrary to popular belief that Idec makes it and Siemens brand labels it). The Moeller / Eaton EASY relay was copied from the LOGO, then later brand-labeled by A-B as the Pico. Then lots of other people like Mitsubishi (later branded by Schneider) and Teco (the one sold by Factorymation) got into the game. That explains why they basically all look similar, the LOGO was so wildly popular all over the world that everyone else wanted to get in on it. Siemens still commands more market share of these things around the world than all the others combined.
Any ideas, comments are welcome. In my spare time I prepare for the unknown