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    Acronym for Resistor color code

    Let's not forget the tolerance band "Violet gives willingly" for Gold, Silver or Nothing
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    Plot preview bug

    Try do a page setup first, then do a preview. If you do your settings in the plot dialog box and don't do a plot then the settings revert back to the original. This is the case with 2002.
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    learing to program a fanuc robot

    Faunuc has their own programing language called "Karel" You will need their manuals!
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    Help With Symbols

    When someone sends you a drawing file your best bet is to have them use the e-transmit option. This way any fonts, x-refs, and plot styles are attached along with the drawing.
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    Deleting Layers

    One of the most common and annoying reasons is blocks that have been used. They may have been created using the layers that you cant delete. In this case you have to explode the block and move the components to a layer you want to keep then purge and try deleting the layer again. Its always a...
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    Motor Starter Problems

    I had a similar application with a brake motor starting as many if not more times/hr as this. I used a 3 pole triac type module from carlo gavazzi. The motor also had to have an independent blower for cooling. The starter lasted for years.
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    Motor Starter Problems

    I am surprised you even got 100 starts from any IEC rated contactor used under this condition. The only way I would do an application of this nature is with a solid state type starter. It would have to be designed to dissipate the heat not only from the device being used but from the enclosure...
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    Proportional Output Thermostat

    http://www.omega.com/toc_asp/subsectionSC.asp?subsection=N05&book=Temperature
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    Importing AutoCAD drawings into MS Word

    I found it easier just to open AutoCad and Word then just Pick what you want to put in Word then Paste. Remember to make the background color in AutoCad White or you end up with a lot of another color being printed
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    3 phase motor rotation detection.

    A phase monitor relay can be used to control a reversing starter. When the relay detects the correct phase then the fwd. will enable when the phase is incorrect then the rev. will enable.
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    allen bradley plc2

    I found this on a PLC site: http://pub23.bravenet.com/forum/1896413215/show/495554 There are a few PLC sites on the web that have Software and hardware for sale. Try a google search
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    electric annealer

    Design of an annealer is dependant on many factors. The Annealing voltage U=Square Root of the speed in m/sec multiplied by the annealing voltage factor should be ajustable in order to control the elongation of the copper wire being drawn. Preheating should also be concidered befor the annealing...
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    insert block?

    Try insert the block into layer "0" not the layer your title block is on!
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    Why Are Robertson Screws So New To America?

    Yates I have been in maintenance most of my life. Pulp & Paper, Automotive to name a few. I never said anything about experencing heads breaking off as long as the right screw was used for the right application. One company I worked for made windows for oil rigs and passenger trains. Robersons...
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    Why Are Robertson Screws So New To America?

    As a guy with lots of experiance with every screw type going, the Robetson has been the most efficient I have used. The amount of torque that the screw can take befor the head breaks off means very little to the tradesman as long it does the job. With the "Robby" you can simply put the screw on...

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