How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
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I've seen courses, seminars, training cds and such online that cover electrical ladder diagrams but I have not had any luck finding a book or web page that coveres the topic.
I'd like to learn the dos and don'ts of making these diagrams. I am interested in the diagrams that relate to wire numbers in a page/line number format; they look similar to ladder logic code, where each rung is a line. The wire labeled 2003 would be referenced on print page #2, line #3.
There are several questions that I come to when trying to make these, such as how to best lay out devices, how to handle terminal strips and devices together in a way that is clear and concise, how to handle lines that have multiple connections on them, and so on.
Ideally I'd like to find a book or web page that covers this. I have briefly used AutoCAD Electrical but would like to have a better understanding of how to make these prints myself before using a package to create them.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks,
David
I'd like to learn the dos and don'ts of making these diagrams. I am interested in the diagrams that relate to wire numbers in a page/line number format; they look similar to ladder logic code, where each rung is a line. The wire labeled 2003 would be referenced on print page #2, line #3.
There are several questions that I come to when trying to make these, such as how to best lay out devices, how to handle terminal strips and devices together in a way that is clear and concise, how to handle lines that have multiple connections on them, and so on.
Ideally I'd like to find a book or web page that covers this. I have briefly used AutoCAD Electrical but would like to have a better understanding of how to make these prints myself before using a package to create them.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks,
David





RE: How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
I tell you I hate numbers on my wires. They are one tiny, step above unlabeled. I always label my wires with meaningful names. I label them in the ACAD drawings with names and then label them in the system with the same names. Sometimes you have to get creative with abbreviating so you don't have 37 character names but someone trying to deal with the panel will usually quickly recognize the names and can then dispense with hundreds of referrals to pages of drawings.
I use labels I found at McMaster-Carr; http://www.mcmaster.com/ page 1370.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
RE: How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
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RE: How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
There were no drafting courses for EEs at my university, I wish there was something on this though seeing how difficult it is to find ideas/examples.
Does anyone have example drawings they could forward to me so I have a few references to work from? I'm going to start copying what prints I can until I have a feel for drawing them up myself so anything should help.
Thanks,
David
RE: How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
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RE: How to make electrical prints (ladder diagrams)
Just my opinion....good luck.