“Stop the Presses!” is only a GOOD thing when there is exciting breaking news. It’s all bad news when the press comes to a stop because it is BROKEN. This Heidelberg Press Electronic Drive went bad leaving our East Coast fine printing press customer in the lurch and needing Heidelberg […]
CASE STUDY – REPAIR SOLUTIONS FROM THE PLANT: TINY parts can cause BIG problems. Perfect example – this 6 inch square ISO board was blowing a 1 amp fuse bringing the Charmilles Form 20 to a stop in our customer’s Mid-Atlantic tooling shop The results of this “mini-explosion” are a […]
It’s a good thing we have always liked playing in the dirt! Because this guy (and a few more just like it) were so dirty when they arrived on our dock we had to degrease and clean them just to identify the components.
REPAIR SOLUTIONS FROM THE PLANT FLOOR – A CASE STUDY: MG INDUSTRIES PLASMA TABLE CONTROL FAILS Is double-sided tape the only thing holding YOUR control together? Or maybe a bit of duct tape? If so, you are very much not alone. We see this all the time! Take this MG Industries […]
REPAIR SOLUTIONS FROM THE PLANT FLOOR – Allen Bradley VFD Blown! Can it be Repaired? Should it be repaired? Unlike in a box of Cracker Jacks, there was an UGLY surprise waiting inside of this drive! When this Allen Bradley VFD failed, the screen gave only a wimpy “bad fuse” […]
Repair Solutions From the Plant Floor What would YOU do if your OEM told you they wouldn’t repair your circuit board because it wasn’t “economically feasible to repair”? The OEM should know, right? Well, not always. And, there ARE often other factors that go into that business decision about whether […]
Is your CNC operator keyboard having problems? Has your F2 key gone bad and refusing to do anything? If so, you could have a nasty case of “MSKS”! That’s short for Machine Shop Keyboard Syndrome! This is a common “infection” in machine shops everywhere.
Heat, moisture and dirt are the mortal enemies of circuit boards! That means nearly ALL circuit boards eventually need repairs. Useful knowledge about preventive care and maintenance can extend the life of your circuit boards. It can also put off the need for repairs a little longer. This is especially important for those […]
What are cold soldering connections and why should you care? You should care because a cold solder connection is bad soldering! And bad soldering often results in a bad connection. Bad or loose connections will often cause your industrial electronic equipment to fail – a hot mess! Who needs that?!
REPAIR SOLUTIONS FROM THE PLANT FLOOR: KABOOM! Rarely a good sound on the plant floor! What happened to this Allen Bradley Powerflex servo drive p/n 20AD065A0AYNANC0 to give our food industry plant customer a headache – literally!? Excessive current is the typical cause for damage like this to fuses in a […]
