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  • Control boxes for wheelchair or mobility scooter hoists designed and built by MCI Electronics.

    Specialised Control Boxes

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    MCI recently had the opportunity to work with a manufacturer of mobility aids for vehicles. This company approached us to design and build an initial batch of 25 specialised control boxes. These control boxes serve a crucial role, allowing users to simply plug in handset to effortlessly operate the up…

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  • Animation of a meat slicer before being repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Meat Slicer

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    MCI received a meat slicer with a fault from a food manufacturer.  Our engineers set to work to find out what was wrong and discovered that the inverter drive had failed.  We replaced the drive, and the meat slicer was back in action.  Another happy customer! If you are having…

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  • Animation showing the before and after repair of a vehicle ECU circuit board.

    Vehicle ECU

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    MCI received an ECU for a well known German vehicle. Once our engineers had cleaned the circuit board up, we were able to diagnose and replace a faulty inductor coil. Another happy customer. If you are having electrical or electronic problems with your vehicles, give MCI a call on 01324…

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  • Animation showing various views of a Horizon crane and its control panel repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Boom Operation

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    MCI got an interesting repair in recently. The boom operation from a Horizon crane (that any self respecting child would want in their toy truck collection) had broken down. Our engineers did some fault finding and discovered some faults on the components in the main control panel. The components were…

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  • Animation showing control panel on a food production machine repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Faulty Control Panel

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    MCI was called in by another new customer with a faulty control panel. The machine was out of action and, as a result, food production had halted. No product means no income, so (of course) it was critical to the customer. MCI removed a faulty HMI panel and diagnosed major…

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  • Light and control boards for a troubadour spotlight repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Troubadour Control Board

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    MCI received some troubadours (stage spotlights) from a new customer. We were told that they had stopped working after having an electrical spike.  Upon examination, we found that the main control board for the troubadours was blown and they were beyond economical repair. We managed to source replacement parts from…

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  • Now working solenoid block triggered by sensors repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Packaging Machine

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    One of MCI’s long standing customers had an issue with a 1960’s packaging machine. The machine was not completing its sequence and stopping production. After our engineers had investigated it’s old relay logic control, they found that one of the sensors wasn’t signalling to the control relays. After replacing the sensor…

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  • Thyristor panel repaired by MCI Electronics.

    Thyristor Panel

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    Another new client has come to MCI Electronics to ask them to look at a ‘dead’ Thyristor speed control drive for a lathe. Our engineers set to work fault finding the obsolete control unit and found multiple faults. After replacing all of the main power components, the panel was tested…

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  • Siemens Micromaster communications module showing blown capacitors before and after repair.

    Siemens Micromaster

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    MCI received a Siemens Micromaster communications module from a pharmaceutical distributor.  After our engineers had a look, they found that the capacitors had failed.  After removing and replacing them, the module was back in action.  Another happy customer!  MCI is proud to work for many companies across the UK and…

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  • Animation showing a Dutch Schooner and a shot of the helm.

    Autohelm Controller

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    MCI has received this testimonial from another happy new customer: “My boat …[is] an 11metre steel Dutch Schooner. I sailed home to Glencoe from Friesland in 2018…using the ST7000 Autohelm continuously after leaving the Dutch canals…[and, during that time,] it failed on passage to Rathlin Island… I struggled to isolate…

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