Re: BCS-482 Unresponsive
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:17 pm
Ok, Brewers Hardware got us up and running again. Whew!
This was different from what happened with the 462 I wrecked earlier. That one (after running fine for 2 years) I tried to hook up a space heater to a relay that didn't have enough heat dissipation. The relay burnt out with sparks and smoke and everything, and that surge really killed the BCS.
This time, the BCS, as I discovered, was dropping off the network after I started rebuilding a process. I'm not running any heavy loads off the outputs, just powering relays which are switching solenoid valves. I could pop things open and put together a diagram if you're worried about it, but the things I have connected were running fine for two years before this. At this point I think I'm out of the woods (and the beer is bubbling along happily) so I think I'm set.
Also Oakbarn, I did try pulling all the screw terminal blocks off (except for the power one) as you suggested. It's a handy trick for troubleshooting, but didn't make a difference in this case.
Anyway, thanks guys.
This was different from what happened with the 462 I wrecked earlier. That one (after running fine for 2 years) I tried to hook up a space heater to a relay that didn't have enough heat dissipation. The relay burnt out with sparks and smoke and everything, and that surge really killed the BCS.
This time, the BCS, as I discovered, was dropping off the network after I started rebuilding a process. I'm not running any heavy loads off the outputs, just powering relays which are switching solenoid valves. I could pop things open and put together a diagram if you're worried about it, but the things I have connected were running fine for two years before this. At this point I think I'm out of the woods (and the beer is bubbling along happily) so I think I'm set.
Also Oakbarn, I did try pulling all the screw terminal blocks off (except for the power one) as you suggested. It's a handy trick for troubleshooting, but didn't make a difference in this case.
Anyway, thanks guys.