matthudson

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  1. 1734-ACNR Intermittent problem

    The same IB8 has an emergency stop pushbutton, start pushbutton, and jam reset pushbutton. Plus the encoder. The other 4 spots on the card are unused. There are 100+ encoders on our system and every one of them is on an IB8. If you're wondering, it is a photo craft inc. Model RSB-P64AJ/8-30. And if you're also wondering, the switches have been set the same to the new one as the original. Also, as I mentioned before, no changes of any kind have been made in this area to belts, motors, gearboxes, belt speed, tension, bearings, photo eyes, VFD's, PLC's, RPI settings, etc. Which is what's so irritating. The closest and most recent work done was a bearing change 4 months ago, 2 sections before the problem section, and the problem started about 3 weeks ago. At least not until the problem popped up and troubleshooting began with components.
  2. 1734-ACNR Intermittent problem

    The same IB8 has an emergency stop pushbutton, start pushbutton, and jam reset pushbutton. Plus the encoder. The other 4 spots on the card are unused. There are 100+ encoders on our system and every one of them is on an IB8. If you're wondering, it is a photo craft inc. Model RSB-P64AJ/8-30. And if you're also wondering, the switches have been set the same to the new one as the original. Also, as I mentioned before, no changes of any kind have been made in this area to belts, motors, gearboxes, belt speed, tension, bearings, photo eyes, VFD's, PLC's, RPI settings, etc. Which is what's so irritating. The closest and most recent work done was a bearing change 4 months ago, 2 sections before the problem section, and the problem started about 3 weeks ago. At least not until the problem popped up and troubleshooting began with components.
  3. 1734-ACNR Intermittent problem

    Thanks for the help. The 1734 card is an ib8, I didn't mention it since as you said, it means unrecoverable fault on all of them. I have tried "new" ones (as far as I know they are new) and also tried to swap the card in slot 3 (where the fault occurs) to slot 2 or 1 when the fault has occurred with a flashing red status as opposed to solid. It will run for an unknown amount of time, then slot 3 will get the fault again, maybe in 6 hours or 6 seconds. 16 on a Sunday, 1 on a Monday. Maybe 10 in a row, maybe one. This setup is 4 years old and has not changed any aside from this mysterious new glitch in the system. I guess the next step is to start tracing all the wiring... I feel like I'm missing something.
  4. Hello, as the title implies, I'm having a problem that I can't seem to track down the source of. I have a baggage conveyor with a 1734-ACNR and 5 1734 modules attached to it. Sometimes once a day, sometimes 10 times, I am getting encoder faults on one of the baggage conveyor beds. The encoder has been replaced. The wiring to the encoder has been replaced. When the fault occurs, the 1734 ACNR has a flashing red POINTBUS status, and the module associated with the encoder has a solid red status. I have swapped the module that is showing the error. I have removed and reseated all module bases and terminal blocks, and the 1734 ACNR. I cannot find any signs of damage or even dustiness anywhere. There has been no work done in the IO box where these parts are contained and no changes made to the baggage system. I have been unable to "force" one of these faults to occur, and there seems to be no rhyme or reason as to what causes them or what time of day they happen. I currently do not have any new module bases or 1734 ACNR adapters, but I could "swap" out some bases from another IO box, but I dont have the knowledge as to how to program the 1734 ACNR to know how many modules to expect, and have only gotten the flashing red POINTBUS status when attempting to swap it out. Does anyone have any idea what I am apparently missing? Also, out of curiousity, is it possible to swap out a 1734 ACNR adapter programmed for say, 9 modules, and put it somewhere that there are only 5, and simply leave 4 module bases empty at the end? Any help is appreciated!