High-end features on low-cost mold TCUs.
New electronic controls on the latest low-cost Thermolator hot-water mold-temperature control units (TCUs) from Conair Conair could mean: - Conair Group Inc., a company formerly known as Conair Aviation, specializing in firefighting apparatus for aircraft
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, Pittsburgh, combine temperature indication with the user-friendly features of PLCs. The now hybrid controls are said to be a significant technical advance over previous entry-level controls, but they cost less and are easier to install, which helps keep the price of the new basic Thermolator units at $1370. Four pushbuttons enable all set-up, operating, and troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. functions. Large LEDs show set and actual temperatures to and from process. The TCU (Transmission Control Unit) A communications control unit controlled by the computer that does not execute internally stored programs. Contrast with front end processor, which executes its own instructions. can control the process from either of these inputs, as well as the average of "to-process" and "from-process" readings. Such features are normally found only on top-of-the-line controls.
Other high-end features include automatic vent sequencing and timers to interrupt A signal that gets the attention of the CPU and is usually generated when I/O is required. For example, hardware interrupts are generated when a key is pressed or when the mouse is moved. Software interrupts are generated by a program requiring disk input or output. alarms during troubleshooting. While other low-cost TCUs have a single light to indicate an unspecified Adj. 1. unspecified - not stated explicitly or in detail; "threatened unspecified reprisals"
specified - clearly and explicitly stated; "meals are at specified times" alarm condition, Conair's new controls display an alphabetic code. Tel: (412) 312-6000 * PT Direct: 276DT
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