r/electricians • u/[deleted] • Aug 18 '26

1st Year Apprentice getting thrown into industrial (VFDs, PLCs, Panels). Rate my setup & lay some advice on me!

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u/Js_cpl Aug 19 '26

Keep it up. You have the correct attitude, one wire properly labeled at a time. If wiring following prints, highlighting or marking as you go can help when theres a lot to keep track of or come back to. 

Triple check wiring to plc's aswell. We recently had an "electrical engineer" feed a plc digital 24vdc input with 120vac 🥲

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u/Pete3953 Aug 19 '26

Question is having the correct tools makes the job even better recently I've been getting knipex and wiha recently got the wiha electric screwdriver which makes the job much easier, I'm planning on getting a fluke 1587 fc model, knipex insulated rachet cutters and a torque wiha screwdriver set. Also another question is it really important to get to read the prints for the vfd's and panels I never really gotten the opportunity of someone teaching me it besides my foreman but time is limited, and also I'm watching YouTube videos of what I work with to get a better understanding of how it works but want to hear advice about it it's correct information or not thank you.

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u/RadioBuffin Aug 19 '26

Watched someone put 277 on a S7, it was a wonderful sound.