swimmy67

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  1. gravitar, Did you work for the same company that use to work for? The Parent company of the company that I use to work for owns companies that make Golf Carts, Helicopters, and tools for the electrical contractor. The management had these same ways of doing things. Just get it fixed. They didn't care if the wire was pulled back to fix it properly just fix it as fast as you can. They asked why you wanted to fix it the right way because it may take more than 10 minutes. swimmy

  2. I can say that I have seen this sort of practice on many machines. You can blame the person, or persons, responsible, but how much of this can be blamed on management? Coming from an Industrial enviroment, one has to do with what one has. I am not saying that it is acceptable to wire a panel like that, but when you have Management screaming down your neck to get the machine up and running, you do what you can with what you have available. Maybe the person, or persons who wired the panel that way, ment to return and straighten out the wiring. The budget may be another reason. Management stripped the budget to nothing. There is barely enough in the manitenance budget to purchase the necessary cleaning supplies and toiletries to last one month. Have you ever been in a manufacturer who does not have a "Maintenance Department"? I have. The pictures displayed look perty good to what I have seen. At least there is an enclosure and the wiring is somewhat labeled. I do not in any way agree with the above wiring practice. When I see something like this I try and straighten out the wiring and label the wiring if at all possible.

  3. I have been trying to find a better Touch Screen also, but I can not seem to get away from IDEC Touch Screens. They added Ethernet/IP to their 10.4" and 12.1" Screens. Here is a link. http://www.idec.com/usen/products/Catalogs...Interfaces.html The programing software is about $130.00 one time fee with free updates. These screens work with most PLC's on the market. Swimmy

  4. I agree with Ken. Any top brand PLC would be the best choice. The thing that I always look at is the Programming Software and the world wide recognition. No matter how good a PLC is, if the programming software is not user friendly, the programmer is going to struggle with programming the PLC. In my opinion, AB, Omron and Mitsubishi have the best programming software. I also like the Eaton ELC. The porogramming software is a lot like the Mitsubishi GX Developer. I hope all of the information that you receive from this forum will be helpful.

  5. I have used the Radioshack USB to Serial converter. Very reliable and dependable. So far I have not had any problems. Used with, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens, CTC/Parker Touch Screens, Idec Touch Screens, Mitsubishi Touch Screens and others with no problem. Here is a link to the web site: http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.js...rentPage=search You can change the com port associated to the USB adapter in Device Manager. Attached is a screen shot. swimmy

  6. Hello, Is your back-up power tied to a input? If so, this input may be what is putting the PLC in programming mode. Check the code and the connections. The Battery Backup may be tied to the "Run" input which can be programmed in the FX2N. If it looses power it may release the input and the program puts the PLC in run mode.

  7. If the RSLogix was purchased by your company you can transfer ownership to another person. Here is a link to the site: http://www.software.rockwell.com/support/regtrns/ You do not need to purchase a new copy of RSLogix 500, just sign-up for the Tech-Connect and you will be able to download the newest version. I hope this is of some help. swimmy