tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post7860834069462951427..comments2023-09-24T03:55:04.046-07:00Comments on Another Day.....Another.....: Ya Gotta Do What You Gotta Do! Keadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-76767625321289609172013-06-10T10:08:33.772-07:002013-06-10T10:08:33.772-07:00Next time you decommission a PLC system, feel free...Next time you decommission a PLC system, feel free to mail me the parts. Always wanted to learn industrial control systems, but "new" stuff costs so damn much.Spikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238635446584267355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-33584384820597347142013-06-08T05:33:00.664-07:002013-06-08T05:33:00.664-07:00Bubble gum and bailing wire (parenthetically) stil...Bubble gum and bailing wire (parenthetically) still works... And that curve is the BANE of new AND old systems... Although I'd say yours really fell into the random failure mode! Nice recovery and 'now' they'll listen to you!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-70024887098853970002013-06-07T19:39:17.741-07:002013-06-07T19:39:17.741-07:00HA! In reality that is where this thing is right n...HA! In reality that is where this thing is right now Dann. Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-79810784489896639822013-06-07T19:38:26.037-07:002013-06-07T19:38:26.037-07:00This did not. You never no till you go! Thanks Bri...This did not. You never no till you go! Thanks Brick! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-50345315385582492742013-06-07T19:37:20.340-07:002013-06-07T19:37:20.340-07:00LOL! Motorola 6800 perhaps?LOL! Motorola 6800 perhaps?Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-64674492498481450602013-06-07T19:36:50.979-07:002013-06-07T19:36:50.979-07:00Shepard, I have been telling EVERYBODY this is the...Shepard, I have been telling EVERYBODY this is the weak link and the time would come. For a decade. It seems decisions come easier when there is no other choice. Unfortunately it means some work for me. No matter. If I was so smart why am I here, LOL! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-37653565462490954202013-06-07T19:22:10.511-07:002013-06-07T19:22:10.511-07:00If you'd just add a piece of gum and some stri...If you'd just add a piece of gum and some string tied to it... I'd call you McGyver!<br /><br />Dann in OhioGod, Gals, Guns, Grubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18289354729286002247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-50881633443967873692013-06-07T18:53:40.229-07:002013-06-07T18:53:40.229-07:00I feel your pain... I was asked to look at replaci...I feel your pain... I was asked to look at replacing a computer in our prototype lab today. I was afraid it was going to be some ancient DOS machine with proprietary cards. I almost did a little happy dance when it was XP and they just needed one serial and one parallel port. But it doesn't always turn out like that.Brick O'Lorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169151187304356607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-66291523002732129112013-06-07T18:36:45.869-07:002013-06-07T18:36:45.869-07:00Cough, Cough.. I just threw away my assembler prog...Cough, Cough.. I just threw away my assembler programs written on floppy discs from 30 years ago. Supihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762818033451810409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503493157036177130.post-19584914035441570792013-06-07T17:57:35.496-07:002013-06-07T17:57:35.496-07:00Whoever said diagnosing the problem is half the ba...Whoever said diagnosing the problem is half the battle, obviously didn't envision trying to replace or upgrade obsolete & nonexistent hardware.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.com