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Power supply The plant loses power suddenly and a few times Windows failed to boot afterwards. Is there anything short of buying a large UPS? A cabinet-wide UPS is one option, but industrial computers usually allow something smaller and cheaper.
A DIN-rail 24 V buffer: a battery or supercapacitor mod… Power supply Our cabinet only has 24 VDC. The machine is rated 9–36 VDC — can we wire it directly, or do we need a separate power supply? You can wire it directly; 24 V sits in the middle of the range. But check four things first.
1. Inrush current. At switch-on the machine draws a peak several t…