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GE Frame 5 Gas Turbine start-up issues
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Flamesy on 12 September, 2009 - 4:40 am
Need professional people to post their experiences in any problems they faced in ge frame 5 gas turbine start-up or operation.
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Could someone please tell me the differences between Mark VI and Mark VIe? How much improvement...
from the Encylopedia department...
ControlWiki launched
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by Ken Crater on 9 September, 2009 - 11:04 am
ControlWiki.com is launched as an information resource for automation professionals.
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> I think a good way for people to contribute to this is if they think they have written a...
It's good to hear that the ControlWiki is available. I think that we see a lot of repeats of the...
from the Engineer wannabe department...
Becoming Certified Automation Professional
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by Ultima on 10 September, 2009 - 4:35 am
need info about certification
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www.isa.org Certified Automation Professional or Certified Control Systems Technician or...
from the Forum department...
Seiberco AIM 5000 schematic
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by ALVIN BOTELHO on 7 September, 2009 - 9:26 pm
Need copy of Seriberco AIM 5000 Schematic
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To M.Griffin Thanks for going out of your way to help me I really appreciate it. I have a...
I have a bit of experience with their older models, but not the 5000. However, with the 4000 and...
from the Automation List department...
SRV MKV HMI
Topic: Human-Machine Interface and SCADA.
Originally posted by Anonymous on 30 April, 2007 - 11:54 pm
I need to know the procedure for calibrating SRV MKV HMI.
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Hello CSA, sure it helps a lot...great information I want to perform an Autocalibrate on SRV and...
It should go without saying, but be sure the gas fuel is manually isolated upstream of the SRV, and...
Hello, WE have a FRame 6001 B , Control System Speedtronic MKV TMR <I>, Fuel: GAS. (no...
from the Forum department...
Sensors - good references for nubie
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Posted by buzza on 8 September, 2009 - 10:17 pm
I need to get my head around acronym's, and terms - so what refferences would be a good place to start, net or book.
from the Why Not? department...
Report by Exception in Modicom PLCs?
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by GBrown on 2 September, 2009 - 2:10 pm
I want to understand whether it makes sense to convert to a report by exception basis in PLCs and whether it is even possible?
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From what I remember about DF1, if you get rid of the AQ/NAQ then you have the same cycle as...
Mcafone, This doesn't really answer your question, but FWIW... If your AB processors and RsLinx...
Yes, it is possible to use one bit as a flag to indicate that data has changed since the last poll....
I am also originally from an industry where update times are a little more critical (industrial...
You are welcomed G Brown, I only wish that I could be of more help to you. But Industrial...
I just wanted to thank you Ashraf and M Griffin for your responses. ...
As another person has mentioned, there is only so much performance you can squeeze out of a 1200...
There is nothing much which you can squeeze out of 1200bps. This is a very low bandwidth, and it is...
Ok, Maybe I come from an environment of complexity, because we would never send back all the analog...
Like almost all protocols, Modbus is strictly client/server (or master/slave). You poll the server...
from the Instrumentation department...
flow meter process condition
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
Originally posted by RK on 26 August, 2009 - 6:44 am
Need guidance to select suitable flow meter
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For Battery operated flow meter, Krohne Waterflux 2070,3070 are best and recommended by many...
You could try FTI (Flow Technology Inc.) they do a lot of sub sea meters and high pressure meters...
An accuracy chart over a range of flow velocities is shown on Page 7 of the data sheet below, so...
Dear Mr.David, 1. We need battery operated rate totalizer/Flow meter to monitor instantaneous...
Dear RK, When you say that the existing meter (turbine) could not measure the "low...
Siemens has a portable battery powered clamp-on ultrasonic flow meter for which pressure is not an...
from the GX Developer 6.03D Program department...
Mitsubishi A0J2H series PLC versus LG M0J2 PLC.
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Anonymous on 19 July, 2004 - 3:34 pm
We have about 30 PLC modeled with Mitsubishi A0J2.We use GX Developer 6.03D Program(on the XP platform) to manipulate the PLCs.Also we have M0J2 PLCs.We couldnt connect to the M0J2 PLCs using GX .
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Can anyone have a download cable for Goldsec LG m0j2 PLC? Please help!...
from the Forum department...
Printing MK V TC2K Report
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by MKV New Guy on 3 September, 2009 - 7:21 pm
How do you properly format the TC2K Report to print?
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It's been a very long time, but I believe the TC2KREPT.TXT file, as shipped, had page break codes...
from the electrical department...
series motors
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by surya on 4 September, 2009 - 8:43 am
torque and speed changes in series and parallel connections of series motors
from the Control department...
Fire Protection System Logics
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
Originally posted by Ritika on 25 March, 2009 - 6:06 am
Logics for CO2 Release systems in case of Fire
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GE fire systems have always been marginal in design and operation. In most Fire Systems you can...
from the Forum department...
Industrial Automation Company Survey
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Posted by Sameer Ambegaonkar on 29 August, 2009 - 4:08 am
http://competitiveanalysis.questionpro.com
from the Instrumentation department...
Change fields from instrumentation to design engineer
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by sanjib on 28 August, 2009 - 6:46 am
Change fields from instrumentation to design engineer
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by Pete on 25 August, 2009 - 1:53 pm
Looking to not kill myself
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If you google around, you can find the US Navy electronics course in pdf available free. There is...
from the Instrumentation and Electrical department...
Study Group for PE Control Systems Exam
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Rahul Malhotra on 18 August, 2009 - 11:20 am
PE Control Systems Exam 2009
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Hi - I am preparing to study for this exam. Have you started?? Elaine. ...
from the Automation List department...
No Moving Parts NAS server for $100
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by curt wuollet on 22 August, 2009 - 9:29 am
In a world of amazingly expensive automation gadgets, here's a $100 no moving parts server...
New Replies:
Thank you Michael. Of most interest to this group would be the Samba server that does Windows...
The device is based on the Marvell Sheevaplug. Tonido has taken the hardware platform and added...
from the Automation List department...
Tatsuno Dispensing Pump Protocol
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by Sapto on 1 December, 2004 - 8:38 pm
What is Tatsuno Pump Protocol?
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I am from the Philippines. Do you have a tatsuno protocol guide? Thanks Ricky...
from the Automation List department...
On-line tutorials, manuals for Siemens S7 Docs
Topic: Information resources, documentation.
Originally posted by William Sturm on 14 August, 2009 - 9:04 pm
Looking for on-line tutorials, manuals for Siemens S7 Docs
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I had my interview this morning and it went very well. As it turns out, their HR person led me...
Thanks Michael, That is a really great overview. I have also been looking at the A-B...
If they are designing high end equipment with a lot of motion for the automotive industry and they...
from the Forum department...
MS 6001 GT
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Denice Thomas on 16 August, 2009 - 9:58 am
Control Specification for GE MS 6001 heavy duty GT
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I have here for our units but Control Specs are very unit specific Denise. What do you want to do...
 
 
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