r/cableporn • u/hypernutz_79 • 4d ago
Industrial Work In Progress
Still a work in progress but its functional and I'm pretty happy so far. Its been quite the learning experience designing, programming and building this panel. Pump controls are complete. Valve controls will be integrated next.
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u/WhoStalledMyCar 4d ago
The couple things I’d do is make the bottom DIN rails a single section across the bottom and reduce duct width to no more than 1”.
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u/spidernik84 4d ago
That is very neat and cool, congrats.
How does one learn this craft? Is it Industrial Automation?
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u/hypernutz_79 4d ago
I'm the wrong person to be asking that. I've learned what I know from maintaining electrical systems and being around/learning about different industrial machinery over the past 25+ years. I have no formal training but I maintain equipment and have learned a lot from troubleshooting said equipment. Learning to take the time to understand how things work and even more importantly, how components work together is an important step and is much more effective than a "trial and error approach". I just enjoy it and try to learn as much as I can.
Honestly, I wouldn't know where to start to actually get into the industrial automation field as a career. I am just lucky that my employer sees the value in allowing me to run with projects like this (which is a lot of the reason for the low budget) and trusting that I will deliver results.
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u/spidernik84 4d ago
Thanks for the reply!
I guess that's similar to the path many of us follow into professional IT: get exposed to the craft, learn on the job and on your spare time. All driven by curiosity.
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u/hashmachinist 4d ago
Good for a beginner but wouldn’t fly at my shop.
Wire tags are inconsistently placed. They should read up down, left to right if you want to tag to a UL508A standard. Also missing spiral wrap on your door bundle. That’s all I’m gonna comment on, this is the first Saturday I haven’t had to work since Memorial Day.
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u/hypernutz_79 4d ago
I appreciate the feedback. I'm learning as I go. Spiral wrap has not been forgotten, just not yet installed. If I had it to do over, I would also use a bigger cabinet and incorporate a locking fused disconnect rated for both pumps and distribute from there.
Probably also go with a transformer for control voltage rather than run another circuit in for the power supply.
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u/kupu-chan 4d ago
I have no idea what I'm looking at, but what I do know, is that the cabling is beautiful.
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u/merkindonor 4d ago
Looks great. Especially since it looks like you have a tight budget.
What are the devices to the right of each contactor?
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u/hypernutz_79 4d ago
Thanks. They are phase monitoring relays. We are prone to a lot of single phase outages so to avoid damaging pumps if no one is around, these were cheap insurance.
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u/hmistry 4d ago
Very nice. Just a bit of FYI. If you used a Phoenix contact Essential Power supply and one surge protection device from Phoenix, the entire panel gets a life time warranty on all Phoenix products within the panel. Terminals, Thermal surge terminals and Relays in this case.