Les67 (Customer) asked a question.
Is it possible to get replacement DIN rail clips for the Productivity bases?
I have a5slot base that has both clips broken. The PLC will not lock onto the DIN rail. It only sits there held on by the top tabs. As soon as someone moves the cabinet to quickly (cabinet is mounted on locking castors), like trying to access the molding machine panel, the PLC may pop off the rail and in one instance had a module terminal block come partially undone. Thankfully nothing shorted out, the plastic wire ducts held the PLC base unit enough to prevent it from dropping to the bottom of the cabinet.
Just to verify you have a P3-05B?
My bad. It is a P2-04B 4 slot base.
As a quick fix, I drilled and tapped a small mounting hole on one of the bottom legs and put a cap screw in it. My concern is someone overtighten this and snap the leg off.
Otherwise I have to remove that section of DIN and mount this base onto the cabinet subpanel, or purchase a new base, or find those plastic clips (preferred as it is no other work involved and should be cheaper).
Yes, you rob them off other spare bases you have laying around or you fire up the printer.
That design kinda stinks. Maybe I'm a Neanderthal but I've broken way too many of those.
...but I've broken way too many of those.
Should not happen!
I have way too many failed P3 battery holders/clips/retainers.