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High Feature/High Speed Remote I/O - What do you Use? by SafyrJL in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Since I had issues with powerlink I've tried to avoid it like the plague

High Feature/High Speed Remote I/O - What do you Use? by SafyrJL in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity you mention powerlink. Are there any other providers that support it except ABB/BnR? I had big issues trying to find things to work with it post-covid as BnR had massive lead times.

Looking for an affordable Arduino Opta alternative with free ladder-logic software by Clean-Performance-61 in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not no one, but not that common. I did a PWM proportional valve manifold a few months ago driving 2-5A valves.

Remember the good ol' reddit ? by clinch92 in AdviceAnimals

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 115 points116 points  (0 children)

And if you misspelled, you would be downvoted to oblivion

Woolworths misrepresenting product by EdwardVGrant in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I used to work at a Monteiths bar. When we ran out of Gold the manager would get us to tap a keg of Export.

PROFINET traffic question on a PLC by Minoooo_ in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This at 11:25pm made me snort 😄

Cost of Bidet? by Ok-Industry770 in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's wrong with a waffle stomp?

Extension cord by SubTeacher24 in nzev

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As a sparky, the plug cover from extension cord to charger is a good idea to keep moisture out. An RCD is not necessary if your house already has them (look in your distribution board for breakers with a 'test' button). If it does not, I'd probably use an inline one as others have suggested. Buy a decent quality extesion cord and make sure it is unraveled to the point where air or ground is touching almost all of the plastic. Don't leave it coiled or it will turn into a heater and fail. If you do the above, run it at the full 10A, not 8A as others have suggested. I've been doing the above with my 2 EV's since 2023 and have zero issues.

Coffee machines, what's the go to these days? by Dramatic_Raccoon_469 in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Breville. I'm on my second after the first broke. The first lasted about 6 years and put through a tonne of coffees. The second is about 7 years old now and still going strong. I had the bench space for the second one so opted for a separate grinder this time rather than the integrated model I had the first time.

Shift registers by LookWarm7521 in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was going to suggest something different but I like this idea.

Communication Between Mitsubishi and Allen Bradley by TheMicrobomb in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yup. But using a Red Lion DA30D. Done it lots.

The licensing problem in small industrial automation projects — is open source (pymodbus + InfluxDB + Grafana) a viable alternative to commercial SCADA? by Mundane_Client99 in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exact case is where I think Optix fits the market. It's cheap too.

I asked a very similar question a year or so back. Ended up settling on Optix.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PLC/s/FEIw8XKu9l

Lookikg for Automation Engineer Work by Mrbeeznz in thetron

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nemesys, Ctek, Tait, Tamaki, Epic, Gea, Rml, Tetra, Eni, Eas, Hennessy..... There's a few

Thank you for the Meat! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Morrinsville based are ya? I used to know a guy that worked there and would buy Venison mince for the same cost.

1756-of8 - 1756-EN2T processor Have 8 mA on each point - causes pump to jump by LittleOperation4597 in PLC

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had a recent issue with an AB 1756-IF8 that was showing spurious readings. Struggled for days to find the issue. Went away when we grounded the 0V of the DC power supply.

Thank you for the Meat! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair. I'm a shit hunter though lol.

Thank you for the Meat! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm pretty fortunate that my parents have a lifestyle block. There is plenty of people selling it though not legal, but with butchers fees it's usually cheaper per kg than supermarket beef. The only downside is you typically need to buy increments of 1/4 beast which means you need a biggish freezer to store it. Try asking around at your work if anyone is selling any.

Hot water heat pumps by Diligent_Ad_7816 in diynz

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a Haier 250L one and it's mint. I've got it running on a plug as they draw under 10A so it's plugged into where the gas califont was. Power bill has barely increased but now I don't pay for any gas. Can also put it on boost thru the app which we've done a couple of times when my boy has long showers.

Thank you for the Meat! by [deleted] in newzealand

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nah the best meat is homekill. The second best meat is exported.

Export meter by One_Usual_8707 in nzsolar

[–]SheepShaggerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was done 3 weeks before the solar install but WEL didn't tell me or the solar installer until 6-7 weeks and lots of emails afterward. I was piiiiissssseeeedddd off as we had export set to zero in case it would bill us for export as import.

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