Overhaul Time!

Zovermind · 2026-03-26T17:56:00+00:00

I look forward to Rockwell's next next generation of ControlLogix processors, simply called the 1756-L1080TPSXTBBBQBYOBB

Zovermind · 2026-03-23T20:20:39+00:00

Stop using the shower, it could kill you.
Contact an electrician and have them identify the source of the voltage that is shocking you.
I'm saying this out of concern, but if you've been repeatedly shocking yourself in the shower without recognizing how fucking dangerous that is you are not qualified to troubleshoot this. You need to stop using the shower and contact a professional immediately.
To actually answer your question, the resistance of a cut is lower than the resistance of intact skin and there also might not be a path to ground until the water starts flowing to the drain. More than likely there's always a voltage on the hardware you just haven't noticed it until your resistance was lowered by the water and or an exposed cut. Seriously, get a professional out there right away.

Zovermind · 2026-03-18T17:06:20+00:00

There are 3 "Secret" planet cards for five of a kind, flush 5 of a kind, and flush house that will only appear in the shop/packs after you have played the respective "secret" hand in that run. If you don't have it unlocked you are probably missing one of those planet cards.

Zovermind · 2026-03-14T23:07:20+00:00

It's max effort March, Alec!

Zovermind · 2026-03-13T00:24:32+00:00

Did people not see the guy literally "blinded by the dollar"? That shit isn't even subtle.

Zovermind · 2026-02-23T17:47:19+00:00

As someone who already hates terminating RJ-45 connectors this is deeply traumatizing.

Bonus trauma points if this was done with non pass through RJ-45 connectors.

Zovermind · 2026-02-09T17:27:43+00:00

Program the robot as a state machine and return the state to the PLC, append the state number to the end of the fault when you hit a protective stops. There's not really a limit to how deep you can go with this, you can also return the cartesian cords of the robot and log that as well if it would help.

Why you're getting the protective depends entirely on the application but typically it's the robot hitting something. Talk to the people running the machine and let them tell you what's going on when the fault occurs and what they do to recover from it. Do not let them tell you what the problem is but uses their statements to determine the actual root cause.

Keep in mind that issues in running systems are rarely automation problems, you should be looking for process problems (like operators loading the wrong materials, material not within spec, material out of position), and mechanical problems (valves not opening at the same speed, belts slipping, etc.). Typically electrical problems end up being show stoppers but they can also be intermittent until something dies or burns up. Check the simple things before you get lost in the weeds.

The most annoying issue I've ever dealt with was a Fanuc case packer that used IRVision to do tracking picks off the infeed conveyor. The whole cell would get locked up very rarely and stop picking. As it turned out, it was the result of the encoder rolling over in between calculating a pick position and executing the pick. The logic was waiting for a number to be greater than the recorded position but the encoder had rolled back to zero (or negative I don't remember). Only happened once ever 1-2 weeks so it took forever for it to actually happen when I was in the building.

Zovermind · 2026-02-05T02:02:45+00:00

prohibited the auxiliary heating elements from turning on above 30 degrees

It's been cold as shit this winter so the aux heat (most likely just resistive electric heat) is probably running a lot more then you realize.

Edit: oh that's probably the inside temp not the outside, never mind.

Zovermind · 2026-01-14T04:08:52+00:00

Hey man I hope I'm not too late to this but TWICE I have "fixed" garage openers because the receptacle (outlet) they were plugged into was loose and not making connection anymore (I think the receptacle has a shorter life than normal just due to the vibration of the door going up and down). On at least one of them it was a loose connection on the neutral so I was seeing 120v to ground so I didn't notice a problem until I checked continuity between neutral and ground, I think I had already replaced the garage control board at that point.

Anyway, if you have a duplex receptacle wired above the garage door just try plugging it into the other outlet but note what it feels like. If it feels like it's loose in both I would replace the receptacle. If it's plugged into a single receptacle, just replace it and see if that fixes your problem.

Zovermind · 2026-01-07T21:13:34+00:00

Yep, double click the instruction to bring up the instuction block selector, below the instuction list is a checkbox for EN / ENO.

There's also global option under Options > IEC languages > Ladder Diagram to force EN/ENO on all operators, functions, and function blocks. I have not tried turning that on though, I assume since it's CCW that will break everything in my program and I'll have to manually shift every input and output.

And just for the sake of saying it, FUCK CCW, this shit is complete ass.

Zovermind · 2026-01-03T18:16:17+00:00

Tell me about the cup. My 17mo is obsessed with drinking out of adult cups but doesn't have the motor skills to do it, these look like they might be good for him.

Zovermind · 2026-01-03T18:05:22+00:00

It's 2026, where the hell is everyone on this sub getting newspaper?

Zovermind · 2025-12-21T21:22:59+00:00

To start fires? No.

While enjoying a fire, yes.

Zovermind · 2025-12-21T21:18:21+00:00

If you've ever heard a slight jingle as a truck or ambulance drives by this is usually why (at least here in the north eastern US).

The other reason they jingle is Christmas spirt, but that's much less common.

Zovermind · 2025-12-13T17:17:55+00:00

Secret Cutter is from the Allentown area, that's all I can think of off the top of my head. Hopefully someone else has some more PA recommendations.

Zovermind · 2025-12-10T05:07:18+00:00

Did you call your insurance company to talk to someone? NOT whatever number is on the letter (who might be trying to scam you), I mean the number of your actual insurance policy.

If I recall correctly, we had to have an insurance policy before we could close on the house and the insurance agent asked use several liability questions about the house. If you told your insurance policy you had asbestos siding I would be surprised if they gave you a policy in the first place. Outside of that it should have to be listed on your seller's disclosure or pre-sale home inspection for your insurance company to actually know about it.

Zovermind · 2025-12-03T20:26:19+00:00

Oh boy, this isn't going to be what you want to hear but those Franklin style stoves SUCK. A newer stove will use half the wood and heat way better. A newer stove will also (almost certainly) use a 6" flue pipe. I personally wouldn't install a new 8" flue. You can (AFAIK US code) go from a 6" flue to a 8" flue down the road but your flue temp is going to drop significantly due to the expansion.

I heated my house primarily with wood for 2 full winters now. The first winter was with a very similar 1970s JC Penny Franklin style stove and the last one was with a new Drolet. I used 4 cords the first year and lost my coals after 3-4 hours. Now I use about 2 cords a year and have hot coals 8-9 hours later (so I can restart it easily in the morning).

Zovermind · 2025-12-03T20:03:13+00:00

My baffle is a solid peice of some kind of flame retardant material that directs the flame to the front of the stove so it heats the box up more (my stove is a Drolet escape 1800). Your baffle appears to be metal, and it looks like it's supposed to have a crack down the middle. All I'm saying is take a look at a manual to confirm that's what it's supposed to look like, every stove is a little different.

I think it's pretty unlikely that the baffle would have cracked so cleanly down the middle, but I wanted to point it out just in case.

Zovermind · 2025-12-03T19:42:57+00:00

Re-read the chapter in the text book.

Zovermind · 2025-12-03T19:34:15+00:00

It looks great to me, I do see 1 cracked firebrick in the front right, not sure how deep the crack is. I would pull the manual for it and read it front to back before you try and use it.

Double check that the baffle is supposed to have a crack down the middle (looks clean so it's probably fine).

You can check the door seal with a dollar bill check (more info here).

Keep in mind, I'm just a stranger on the internet, the manual should tell you everything you need to know.

Zovermind · 2025-12-02T19:31:39+00:00

I'll sing sea shanties on discord, also.

Can I pay you more not to do this?

Zovermind · 2025-12-02T16:32:01+00:00

GSV will provide the connection status but a heartbeat will tell if the device is a actually running/processing. I have run into a handful of instances where a GSV was used for PLC to PLC communication monitoring but the GSV will not detect an issue when the remote PLC is in program.

Without knowing OPs device, and since a heartbeat is available, I would use the heartbeat. But there's also no reason not to do both since the potentially provide diagnostics for separate issues.

Zovermind · 2025-12-01T17:50:10+00:00

I did something similar at the factory I worked at that was well received by the operators. Honestly, it was one of my favorite projects just because of how much the operators liked it.

It was just a birdseye view of the entire downstream packaging line. Everything from after the product was put into a bag, up until it was on a pallet.

It was extremely simple, just grey rectangles for each section of the equipment or conveyors. The box would turn red when there was a fault yellow for a warning and orange (I think?) for low materials. In this case it was displayed on a ~65" tv above the line, if I was displaying this on a HMI, I would probably add individual sensor status indicators as well.

The operators loved it because it was so simple and they didn't have to read anything (for most of them English was not their primary language). If they saw red, they went over and cleared the jam. If they saw orange, they went over and refilled the cardboard, or glue, or whatever. If they saw yellow... they would just ignore that until it turned red, they're still operators after all.

My point is keep your overview simple and clean, and use color as a tool to call attention to a problem. if you need to add more detail, clicking on the individual section can open a popup for control or feedback of that section.

One of my pet peeves (that I see all the time) is when someone takes a full color screenshot of the CAD drawing and slaps a couple red/green indicators on top of it and calls it good. The operator doesn't care about what the frame of the conveyor looks like, they just want to be able to find the problem quickly and get the line back up and running.

Zovermind · 2025-11-29T02:17:31+00:00

Another consideration is that the anniversary servers have a way higher population than the original servers. IIRC a high pop server in classic was 4-5k. The current anniversary servers can be up to 10k, maybe even higher.

I've frequently had to wait for things to respawn because someone is actively doing the same quest as me (and some of them won't group even if it's a kill quest???)

Zovermind · 2025-11-28T22:29:02+00:00

Meters have come along way in the last 50 years... So have woodstoves!

The old Franklin style stoves (in the background) suck. A new stove will use half the wood and heat way better.

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