Power supplies – they are ever present for most of us, both at work and at home. They come in all sizes and levels of quality and for myriad purposes. Even so, they have some things in common – their universal dislike of moisture, heat, and dirt – which I like […]
I am always interested in understanding where our customers are coming from. Despite some improvement in the economy, we still hear a lot of concern about needing to “produce more while spending less”. Today’s tips are for helping you “do more with less” and saving money in your plant. No […]
Maybe your production came to an abrupt halt, or you are getting all kinds of beeping and error codes from your industrial electronics. These are potentially expensive problems to have when it means production is affected. You want to get answers fast!
Has it rained near you in the past 48 hours? Probably. Nearly every state in the U.S. has experienced heavy rains and flooding this spring. With the floods came the resulting water damaged industrial electronic equipment. Seems like there is always another storm right behind the last one with barely a chance […]
Buyer beware! Caveat emptor….you’ve heard it many times. And when buying used industrial electronics (or anything for that matter) be hyper alert for problems. This 1986 Vickers controller S40 was purchased second hand for use in a sheet metal fabricating shop. As it turned out, the controller did have more […]
23 lbs of trouble! Each Kaiser LS402 high voltage power supply weighs 23 lbs and each one we have received for repairs has had different, nearly catastrophic failures…including components blown beyond recognition (see pics). The problems causing this damage have varied and include: Internal voltage regulator failure Failure of the […]
Unplanned downtime is the enemy and you’re responsible for eliminating even the possibility of a downtime situation…preferably without overspending your already tight budget. So you’ve implemented a maintenance strategy. Those maintenance efforts seem costly; but, it turns out that it is even more costly if you do not follow the […]
Shipping damage disasters can be avoided, even accounting for the occasional overly aggressive delivery service. Look at the bent base brackets on the pictured Xantrex power supply. This is a prime example of shipping damage and we see this a lot. Why the damage? Do the delivery guys and gals […]
What 2015 manufacturing and industrial trends will affect your job? Your business? What will come on strong and what will end up in the industrial scrap heap? Here’s our 2015 predictions compiled after combing through many national and international sources:
What? Hold on….a split-second power outage can damage your power supplies? Why? How? There are a few variations on why and how a power outage can wreck your power supplies. It depends on the kind of interruption.
