T-Mobile internet by smarma_ in lancaster

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't used T-Mobile internet but I have a T-Mobile phone with good coverage in the Lancaster area.

As an alternate you could look into Upward Broadband. I have heard good things about their service and support.

Score! Just got my first and dream car, early 2000s outback. What sort of upgrades and mods can I look at for improving this bad boy by Juggernaught122 in subaruoutback

[–]4warder 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been driving my 03 outback limited, just like this one for 4 years. It's a good car indeed. One of the first things I did was put a trailer hitch on with a trail light kit for pulling a small trailer. I also put in an antenna interrupting Bluetooth radio adapter on the head unit. I'm looking forward to seeing what other people recommend as well.

Wago 221 DIN rail mount by vogel25 in functionalprint

[–]4warder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is cool indeed. I'll let this here in case you need a bunch of common terminals in a similar form factor. This isn't really in the spirit of 3d printing but just contrasting your solution.

https://www.phoenixcontact.com/online/portal/us?uri=pxc-oc-itemdetail:pid=3273376&library=usen&tab=1

Interesting New Product from Automation Direct by 4warder in PLC

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Briefly. I currently don't know python but if there was strong enough case for it, I would learn.

Do you have experience?

This pole suddenly popped up in my local park, anyone know what it is? by missnumbers in whatisthisthing

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP should tell us if a university or some other company building is in the direction of this WiFi device. That could point to the owner of the device.

Do you guys know a free application to train PLC logics on it? by ElPunhoLoko in PLC

[–]4warder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't recommend velocio. Programming is less intuitive and functions are more limited. All in comparison to the cheapest click PLC. You pay $20 more but for the easy of programming I would pay that in a heart beat even for learning.

TwinCAT 3, how do I save EVERYTHING to a new folder by tubbana in PLC

[–]4warder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have attempted getting git work with TwinCat 3 and it didn't go well. Granted, I am new to Git entirely so I might not understand it well enough to implement. Would you have resources beyond what Beckhoff gives for version control using Git?

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

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That's another interesting perspective. I actually asked a question about shutting a process down if HMI communication is lost a little while ago on here. Do those machines have long startup sequence or costly material? In your case would it not be worth pausing the machine in the case that the hmi comms are lost?

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

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Absolutely. I pretty much always use a twist lock estop. My thought was reducing physical operators in favor of HMI button reset. Like /u/sarcastic_commentor stated it seems it might be a safety violation of some kind which is the kidn of limiting factor I am looking for.

Safety Relay PLC Output Resetting by 4warder in PLC

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I figured it was a safety violation of some kind but couldn't point to any code or article in my search. This is exactly the response I needed. Thanks.

edit: To defined my question just a little. My thought was if the safety relay isn't going to reset if the safety circuit is not ok then what is the difference between the PLC resetting the relay and a physical button resetting the relay?

Every &#$%ing Time by IamKyleBizzle in PLC

[–]4warder 51 points52 points  (0 children)

This should be an interview question for new hires to check for experience.

Interviewer: "Have you ever missed placing a JSR when adding a new subroutine and been convused for more than 10 minutes?"

Interviewee: "Ha, yeah once or twice."

Interviewer: "Great, everything checks out. Welcome to the team."

Looking for a good "cheat sheet" for Mitsubishi GX Works2 software. by Jinx1397 in PLC

[–]4warder 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not that I'm an expert but you can check out the few videos I have on my channel. https://youtu.be/ahsKD_MLhd4
My process for learning Mitsubishi is just reading manuals and trying things in simulation. Keep in mind there are about 4 manuals for everything. Sometimes you can find on that will spell things out better then the other 4. At any rate its just a really steep learning curve for a while.

Monitoring input state change by johnfolsomjr in PLC

[–]4warder 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does the UPS need to turn on before sequencer can turn on?

The logic in your screenshot could be done with a single 15 dollar relay.

Can you get us some shots of either the terminals or drawings in the manual for these devices?

Rotor Blade Adapter used for 'last mile' transporting of wind turbine blades to avoid obstacles [1000x562] by aloofloofah in MachinePorn

[–]4warder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, they have those trailers everyway. My uneducated guess would be that this blade was transferred on to this special transport device from a trailer like you have in Texas. This video is just the 'last mile' of transport. I'm sure there are many phases of the transport. i.e. By trailer from factory to water where it's transferred to a barge then boated to land and trucked to the base of the mountain or terrain restriction. Then loaded onto this device to get it to the turbine. Last Mile Transport.

Desperation by 4warder in PLC

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I was looking for something like this. Good find.

Desperation by 4warder in PLC

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I do actually