ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
About 10 years ago I installed a DC prox sensor on the bottom of a bucket elevator or Grain Leg. It counts the revolutions of the bottom shaft. Less than 5 counts in 3.57 seconds and the control shuts down feeding augers indicating the leg belt is slipping or the rpm is low for whatever reason. It has worked well.
Problem today is while the indicator light on the sensor itself has a pretty steady pulse the actual output to PICO controller is a repition of pulse..pulse...(skip)...pulse..pulse...(skip) which of course causes the count to be off within a few seconds. Seems like an odd way to fail. Anyone with a thought?
Problem today is while the indicator light on the sensor itself has a pretty steady pulse the actual output to PICO controller is a repition of pulse..pulse...(skip)...pulse..pulse...(skip) which of course causes the count to be off within a few seconds. Seems like an odd way to fail. Anyone with a thought?