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My brother-in-law, a union electrician, asked me why we still use so many mechanical relays in new installs.
He said 'It's 2024, why aren't you guys just running everything off a PLC and calling it a day?' Made me realize I've been defending old tech out of habit, not because it's actually better. Anyone else feel like our trade is slower to adopt new controls than others?
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barbara_jenkins662h ago
Ask him who's gonna troubleshoot that PLC at 2am when it bricks itself. Is he volunteering?
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jenny_lane1256m ago
Oh man, @barbara_jenkins66, you are so right! That's exactly the question they never want to answer. We had a manager push for some fancy new system last year, and guess whose personal cell phone rang at 3 AM when it crashed? Spoiler: it wasn't his! They love the idea until it's time to actually fix the mess. It's always on us to figure it out while they're sound asleep.
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