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Motor control maintenance and troubleshooting best practices, advice

Control Engineering

Manufacturers use different features and labels, so it is very important to carefully read the manual. There are a lot of options shown in this diagram; sink vs. source wiring for discrete signals, 0 to 10 V vs. 4 to 20 mA for the analog I/O, and two wire vs. three wire control as indicated by the jumper from terminal 1 to 11.

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The fundamentals of troubleshooting in industrial automation

Control Engineering

Keep in mind the jam could have been caused by something else and there may be other sources of power that power the devices. It can save a lot of time to check for simple explanations like power, circuit breakers or fuses before moving on to more difficult or less obvious causes.