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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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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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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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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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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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MCI received a control board for a Unimog Railtrack vehicle. We set to work fault-finding and discovered damaged tracks and relays. It was soon repaired and returned to the customer. If you are having any electrical or electronic problems with your vehicle, give MCI a call on 01324 611371 to…
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MCI received a call from a new customer whose printing machine had a servo drive and motor going into fault. We carried out an onsite visit to determine the fault and connected our laptop to the drive. We then found that the drive parameters were incorrect and, once we modified…
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MCI was called out to look at a customer’s pastry making machine. Production had halted – no sausage rolls or steak bakes. Our engineer found the cause of the error and quickly went to work and repaired the machine in good time. The pastry machine was back producing savoury pastries…
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We received these LEV units to repair from a customer that our friends at Bannatyne Filtration introduced us to. After MCI’s engineers had a look over them, they identified the issues. After a few replacement parts were fitted, the LEV units were back in action. If you are having problems…
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MCI was recently asked by Bannatyne Filtration, a company that we have a close working relationship with, to investigate some failing extraction units at a local hospital. After an initial investigation, it was found that some of the motors had failed due to age and the weather. We supplied and…
