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Reading Time: 3 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the last item of the PLC series, the Allen Bradley 2711P-RDT10C Series B PLC. This is a 10.4 inch display module with touchscreen and 18-bit color graphics. This standard display module is a replacement part for PanelView Plus graphics terminal. …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1785-L80B Series E PLC. This is a PLC 5/80 Controller with 100K words SRAM user memory. This programmable controller is another central part of each control system based on the PLC 5 series. It connects local, extended, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1785-L40E Series E PLC. This is an EtherNet/IP Controller with 48K words SRAM user memory. The Ethernet controller embedded TCP/IP communication capabilities allow to communicate with other Ethernet PLC 5 processors and host computers. The PLC 5/40 …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1769-L32E Series A PLC. This is a CompactLogix EtherNet Processor with 750 KB user memory. The CompactLogix controller is always the leftmost module in the system. The controller must be within four modules of the system power …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1764-LRP Series C PLC. This is a MicroLogix 1500 Processor with RS-232 communication port and 14 KB words user memory. Time based or event triggered data logging. This 1764-LRP enhanced controller provides 14 KB words of user …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1756-L62S Series B PLC. This is a GuardLogix Logix5562S Processor with 4 MB standard memory and 1 MB safety memory. The 1756-L62S Logix 5562S GuardLogix controller is a ControlLogix controller that also provides safety control. During development, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1756-L61 Series B PLC. This is a ControlLogix Logix5561 Processor with 2 MB user memory. This 1756-L61 controller comes with one RS-232 serial built-in communication port. The connections supported is 250 max. The 1756-L61 Logix 5561 controller …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1756-IF8 Series A PLC. This is a ControlLogix Current/Voltage Analog Input Module with 8 Poles (36-Pin). Chassis mounting type. When this 1756-IF8 ControlLogix is operating in 2-Channel High Speed mode, only channels 0 and 2 can be …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1747-L541 Series C PLC. This is a SLC 500 SLC 5/04 CPU Processor. It has a user memory of 16K words total, which if we break it down is: 12K words for data or program and 4K …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! Today we are covering the Allen Bradley 1746-P2 Series C PLC. This is a power supply, which we all know is the heart PLCs. Needless to say, all PLCs require a power supply in order to operate. This is why we are kicking off …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Hey there Contractors and fellow Service Professionals! We are happy to announce that we are now rolling out PLC products. You can find these parts at our online store here. You might be wondering… What is a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)? If you’re an electrical engineer, a contractor, electrician, or a …
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Electrical Transformers – Instrument Transformers Ltd For every product from apples to voltage transformers, there is a slew of manufacturers competing to earn your business. Deciding where to put your money is often a roll of the dice, especially when the merchandise is highly technical or electronic. It is for this reason that a spotlight …
Holiday Light Displays Electricity is the fuel that drives these holiday light extravaganzas. The ones on our list have over two million light bulbs, hundreds of light displays and many draw power bills exceeding $1,000 a night. Some of these light displays require months of preparation and turn to the professionals providing electrical equipment, while in-house …
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History in the Making (Over) What does it take to turn a sleepy, ramshackle set of buildings into a thriving commercial hub? Quite a lot, apparently. All throughout the world, downtown has been the name oftentimes given to the most vibrant, bustling part of any city, whether large or small. But for the very reason …
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Power plants are often the economic backbone of the small towns in which they operate. Most are in river or lake towns with populations dependent on the payroll and tax revenue these companies produce. Not just their electricity production. These plants also support all of the vendors who provide them with electrical supplies, industrial supplies and construction materials.
Thomas & Betts Founded in 1898 by two Princeton engineers, Thomas & Betts has grown to become one of the leaders in the electrical circuit breaker industry. Since its founding, the company has made a name for itself as an innovator and inventor. In 1958, it was the first company to design and make cable …
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Industries of all kinds have their success stories. There are companies and enterprises which grow from humble beginnings to define an entire market. Other businesses go through whirlwind rides of toil and reward, pulling off major transformations to come to the top. When it comes to the world of transformers, if you are in search …
With over $23 billion in revenue in 2016, the electrical contracting business marked a record-setting year. Although the pace of growth has slowed for the first quarter of 2017, the trend continues upward. The companies on this list have weathered more than just a slowdown. Most have centuries of expertise in electrical contracting industry, having survived …
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Schneider Electric, also known as Square D, makes a line of popular miniature circuit breakers for use in low voltage electrical networks. Let’s discuss some background information on Square D and the company’s miniature circuit breakers, and introduce some of our most popular, best-selling products. About Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is a multinational conglomerate specializing …
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If you are a fan of football on the national level, you probably dedicate a few hours a week to watching the games so that you can keep up with your favorite teams and cheer them on to victory. Once the season begins, you are glued to your chair as you watch to see the …