wptski

I'm not a electrician! I was(retired) a machine repairman but was a electronics tech in the Navy, way back.

Funny, one of the jobs that I'm refering to, it was almost impossible to be mechanical. It was a problem with the output from a prox switch. I suggested putting a scope on it but they refused. After rebuilding the gearbox in which everything was like brand new, it still had the same problem. It turned out to be the cord for the prox. They refused to talk about their mistake then. Years ago a mistake like that would cost you your job!

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Bill

te12co2w

Wow. Some of you guys have been doing this a long time. As of yet, I've never even had one of these in my hand. I bought a "course" for idiots but it is very dry reading. Maybe I will get through it and fiddle around with this stuff some more, Sometime.

skinnz

1. Have worked on Allen Bradley slc's,plc 2, plc 3, plc 5, controllogix
2. Siemens with step 5 and step7 software
3. GE
4. Mitizibshi
5. Modicon
6. Yaskawa

1. Fanuc
2. ABB
3. Motoman

1. Allen Bradley
2. Siemens
3. Ormec

forqnc

Been around PLC's for about 20 years, as a 3rd apprentice in '89 the older guys jumped back when they saw a PLC and I jumped right in.
I've forgotten a lot of the initial brands, since it was a wild mixture until we specified Omron. My experience helped me to migrate to the states in '95 and been around AB and Automation Direct since. Drives used to be TB Woods, now cheapest, Hitachi, Teco Westing house and Yaskawa.

CraneTech

Im just starting to learn PLC's. I mostly work with the Magnetek Impulse VG+ Series 3 on all the cranes. I love the array of settings that i can control. I deal with motors and controls on a daily basis.