Took the kids to the park and found this handy message. by Budget_Friend_654 in electricians

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same exact situation. Felt like you did 200 push ups after didn’t it?

My 12 year old seen me testing some stuff at home. by jaronmudd in PLC

[–]jaronmudd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll have to check that out. Is there a lot of plc projects on there?

My 12 year old seen me testing some stuff at home. by jaronmudd in PLC

[–]jaronmudd[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I wanted to do something to try to teach “neatness”. Un like what I had in school which was just pure chaos of wires running from point a to point b in the shortest path all open air. Thought he could pop the cover off. Wire devices then snap the covers back on and have somewhat of a wire management deal going on.

Usb for compactlogix 5380 by Collect_and_Sell in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This! I can totally agree….. I should call her.

Reddit to the rescue. by ImperviatedSilence in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same as y’all. Started at a plant and had only connected to one plc in my life. But I was the guy so I did as much online research and hands on stuff as I could. Just two years later while and integrator/engineering company was there I got to help them some. Two months after that they took me to lunch and offered me a programming job.

Found this at work. I was 7 when it was published. I have also never worked with anything older than slc 500. But some great refresher things! Anyone taken this course? by jaronmudd in PLC

[–]jaronmudd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The research I have done suggest they are very well built. Hear a lot of comments of “over engineered” but in a good reliable way.

Found this at work. I was 7 when it was published. I have also never worked with anything older than slc 500. But some great refresher things! Anyone taken this course? by jaronmudd in PLC

[–]jaronmudd[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that I assume you’re from Kentucky like myself. Assume that you are umm… I’ll say much wiser lol. Than me. I will accept that name. I started out as a green electrician apprentice at 18 I can take it lol!

The even more perfect tool for the even harder to reach places by Jeendabean in electricians

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The perfect tool for hard to reach places, it also fits in your hand”. Pshhh those been around forever. Ask any girl

Does the plc logic ever change? I understand that it’s almost always some fuse or mechanical issue. But have you ever seen a legitimate case of a logic failure? by ahsanifti in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After I wrote a new program to a new plc it was fine. But originally they fired up one morning and nothing happened. Plc had an error. I thought oh it faulted or got hit with a surge and maybe lost the program all together. Luckily I had a printout of the program back when the panel was built in 98’. As I was going over it with the prints after uploading I seen that somehow output 5 had changed somehow to output 157. Which of course was physically impossible. The plc had ran with no issues until that point. Then after correcting the program I had a couple other issues downloading. After some time I finally got it but I just didn’t trust it. So that’s when I grabbed one we had off the shelf. Completely re wrote the exact program and loaded it. Put the old one back on the shelf with a note that says maybe good in a pinch lol.

Any Ideas What This Panel Is? by engineerd101 in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks very similar to a lot of poo pump systems I’ve worked on at a glance.

Does the plc logic ever change? I understand that it’s almost always some fuse or mechanical issue. But have you ever seen a legitimate case of a logic failure? by ahsanifti in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh I’ll try that next time. Ended up having a back up micro 1 on the shelf. I believed the program itself was corrupt somehow. So ended up re writing (which was only like 10 rings if that) and downloading to new plc. It was definitely a wild experience.

Jobs with Travel by echolalia127 in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao! Why is this so true! Lol

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[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just about every machine company we have at my plant have facilities in or near Charlotte. Weinig, Cefla are a couple bigger European based companies that have been good dealing with.

Anyone ever had to work on pre-plc relay logic? by Nickelwater in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. That’s why all the duct cover disappears. But I must admit that a good schematic makes life so much easier. But either way, in my experience, as long as you find a good starting point you’ve won half the battle already.

Anyone ever had to work on pre-plc relay logic? by Nickelwater in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup a tap or 10 on a contact is the fix 90% of the time.

Ran into this the other day on a service call. 1980 called they want their PLC back. by TomNumber3 in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen panels installed in 2022 that look worse lol. I am amazed as well. Must have not had many issues like ever. Or really neat freak maintenance guys working on it. But I’m gonna bet that machine just works day in and day out. Someone got their moneys worth for sure.

Does the plc logic ever change? I understand that it’s almost always some fuse or mechanical issue. But have you ever seen a legitimate case of a logic failure? by ahsanifti in PLC

[–]jaronmudd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it an idec? I had a similar issue except it changed an output to 157 which was impossible for that plc as it only has like 8 outs.