plc-5 rack fault

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kilowatt

I have a remote rack on a plc-5 that faults about once a day, and I don't know why. I think that the time slice on the processor is at zero. Could this be the cause of this problem? Is it possible that noise could be causing this problem?
 
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David Ferguson

Comms issue, bad ASB adapter, power supply noise, etc. There are counters in the processor that have diagnostics, under the processor tab in Logix 5.

Do you have a spare adapter, power supply, check cabling. I would probably trade out ASB (set dip switches the same) check all cables and make sure there is not a "hair" of stranded wire touching somewhere else.

Is there a pattern to the time of day that it happens etc..............

Hard to fix from here, hope some of this helps............

Dave Ferguson
Control Systems Engineer
 
I have seen similar problems. One from noise allowed into the system by timer/counter devices improperly shielded at BOTH ends from device to controls cabinet (contrary to ground-loop theorists who insist otherwise & erroneously). Another place to look is overflow in the registry for time accumulation.
 
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