Yes I suggested a career development loan or student loan whatever they are called now, as he lost his job
He has some work lined up now, but mostly agency and some subbing
I spoke to him this morning and he tracked down a couple of persons on LinkedIn who had studied with them and gave...
A Friend of mine has asked if I know anything about this Company Unicourse to do an online HNC Electrical engineering, it's not his first choice but as He's been made redundant a few weeks ago, this company is offering the Edexcel BTEC HNC at a lower rate than for example Teeside and he can...
Had a job like this a few years ago customer reporting shocks from sink or metal appliances for 2 years
I was 7th electrician to look at this and spent 10 mins trying to measure this voltage before I started digging got 70v rising quickly to 120v then settled at 230 ish
found it in a few mins...
Psu is still functioning and the HMI is around 4 mths old as there were some software issues on the old version and a new version was installed into a HMI and sent over during 1st lockdown
So maybe an underlying problem with the device as suggested
The machines are left on all the time as...
Ok so it is feasible that a surge could have left the Psu intact but affected devices it powers
I would hope my company will have decent cooperation from B&R as they spend a very large amount of money to them each year
Thanks for your input James!
Sorry I forgot to say the power supply is still functioning there is 24v present
So maybe the question should be
can there be issues caused downstream while the Psu is not damaged by an event?
Re B&R
I had never heard of B&R Plc's before moving to this company ( still relatively new to this...
Evening all I'm looking at a machine which has a B&R HMI 24v not working,
The usual display is replaced with a page saying a product code needs entering and the touch screen is not responsive,
So it looks like we will be replacing it as it's under warranty still.
However after talking to...
Slightly off topic
I've been working on a job installed by a Dutch firm this week which had control panels with a fan at the top, I opened the door to check something and saw a lot of dust in a fairly new panel and the fan filter full of dust on the outside
I checked the fan and it was...
Exactly my approach after a near miss a few years ago
I was working at a new distribution centre in Cheshire and at lunch my mate wanted to go out for food so we jump in the van drive down the road a couple of miles and stopped at an island and 10 lengths of Unistrut came sliding off the...
Used to work in Quarries and Concrete plants always up and down vertical gantry ladders,
I tried a couple of things like tool belts back packs etc
Tool belts were a real pain as they just got caught all the time on the hooped sections at the tops or crossovers
Same with back packs I used to...
I appreciate a lot of people are facing hardship its affecting us also, but there is a flip side to only getting 80% of wages or whatever the Gov't decide to give the self employed/ employed to stay home which may be better than some alternatives
Those who are classed as key workers like my...
Ok bit of an update
Yesterday 2 new overloads fitted didn't have any stoppages all day until the conveyor got jammed ( that's another issue being dealt with)
I'd just checked the relay and overload voltage and continuity, current and temperature etc as I was keeping tabs on it
Cleared the...
I actually like most of the Germans I've met and like the way they live in the South of the country, I think they still have good values and lifestyle there
Don't understand the shouting though!!!
I've just spoken to him he is back pedaling now asking if I still think the Engineer should...
I don't usually work on this equipment but it's just a conveyor with motors so nothing special
The point of the thread is that I think I have found the problem and tested/ investigated any possible causes all of which have pointed back to the same thing,
I'm still relatively new to...
This is third party equipment sold as a package for complete system,
My company (Dutch) builds the main machine, that feeds product to the conveyor I work for UK service dept, this conveyor is built in Germany
I'm here as first response to the warranty, as the OEM is abroad its easier for us...
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