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    how to dimension a motor 15Hp 460V 3527rpm?

    Looks to me like you have a lot to do on this one. First off, a 2.2kW motor is approximately 3HP, so when upsizing to a 15HP, your motor starting equipment will also have to be increased. If this is a standard motor starter, you will probably have to go from a NEMA size 0 to a NEMA size 3...
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    Drag and Drop

    I hope I understand your question correctly. If so, have you attempted writing your formulas using the "$" symbol to "lock" the column and/or row reference. If not, it is as simple as this: To lock the column reference only you would rewrite A1 as $A1. Now you can drag a...
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    PLC's and slip rings

    Several years ago, I successfully mounted a remote I/O rack on an unwind turret and passed the power and communications through slip rings. In my application I was able to setup the processor to ignor temporary signal loss from the remote rack. Obviously none of my remote I/O were process...
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    PID Loop in S7-216 PLC

    Hi all. I am trying to develop a PID loop in a Siemens S7-216 PLC using an unipolar analog input for the setpoint and another for the process variable. In order to do this, the "Help" instructions tell me I need to convert each input from a 16-bit Word to a Real value. The problem...
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    DIN41612D Type connectors

    If you haven't already, try Newark Electonics at www.newark.com I did a search there on "41612" and was able to bring up several hits that had additional information including some dimensions. Hope this helps

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