Ah, our little green friends…the printed circuit board. Taken for granted until they fail, circuit boards are key to the operation of virtually everything these days. So if you are suspicious, or even absolutely certain, that your circuit board is the problem, you may need some advice as well as circuit board repair or replacement.

Always remember the Electronic Axis of Evil: Moisture, Heat, and Dirt. If you can avoid these, your circuit boards will last longer.

Four Top Reasons For Circuit Board Failure and Tips to Identify The Problems & Causes:

Oh, the pain..the misery…the teeth gnashing and, oh yeah, the cursing!  Your drive just alarmed out, your equipment has stopped, production has ceased, and you are wasting time and money.  Can the drive be saved?  The good news is…probably! 

Before it comes to that scenario, consider this:  We all know HEAT is the root of all evil when it comes to electronic equipment.   Add some MOISTURE and DIRT and you have the electronic axis of evil and disaster!

So, practice prevention first by:

-  keeping your electrical cabinets CLOSED

-  keeping your FANS  in good REPAIR

-  making sure those cabinent FILTERS are always CLEAN

Not surprisingly, reliability ranked the most important criteria in purchasing industrial electronics according to a recent survey by Plant Engineering & Maintenance. 

Reliability was followed, in descending order, by quality, safety, maintenance, service, price, throughput, technology, noise, speed, and “green”.

Maintenance ranked 4th out of 11 so we know it’s pretty high on your list.  Nobody wants equipment that is difficult or excessively expensive to maintain.  Downtime is lost time and lost time is lost money.  

Save money in the long run by purchasing quality industrial electronic equipment with a good warranty.  And when that warranty runs out, or the OEM does not provide responsive service, send your repairs to a reliable expert. 

It was just a few months ago that I wrote a blog on how to make a decision whether to repair or replace your industrial electronic equipment.  It’s a question many of you probably face every day. 

With the economy just beginning to climb out of the basement, saving money is a  high priority for all of us.  The pain of this recession will stick with us for a long while (I promise I will not get political here! That would be a whole ‘nother conversation.  LOL).  

Just saw an ad for a book titled “How You Can Test Electronic Equipment Like a Pro”.  I just have to ask – why would you want to when I’m guessing you are darn busy already.   I know I am mighty busy here at ACS Industrial evaluating, testing, and repairing your electronic equipment because that’s my expertise and I’m good at it.  Send us more!

You know, I could probably get a car repair for dummies book and learn to do all my own car repairs too…but why would I want to when “Joe” at my favorite auto repair shop here in Hunt Valley, Maryland is already an expert.  He can repair my car a lot faster and better than I can.  Plus, he’s already got all the equipment and parts handy.

Top 5 Electronic Repair Problems in 2009

I was just reading a friend’s notes and he made a great case for providing detailed information to your repair service provider.  Here at ACS, we request our customers describe the problem with their item when they send them in for evaluation. You probably could not begin to guess what our Top 5 repair descriptions were for 2009, so I will share them with you:

Top 5 Electronic Repair Descriptions for 2009

1. Does Not Work
2. Blank (as in nothing at all in the problem description box)
3. Dead

Three weeks ago our glass CNC machining center started giving an overcurrent alarm.  We determined that it was most likely the old Mitsubishi servo motor that was the problem so we sent it, along with the encoder, to ACS Industrial Services to check it out.  There was no cost for the evaluation of the encoder or the motor.  The motor was bad and because it was no longer in production we were afraid we would have to buy new.  But ACS Industrial quoted us for repair and listed all of the work that would be included.  Our Mitsubishi servo motor came back looking like new again and is working great. 

Three weeks ago our glass CNC machining center started giving an overcurrent alarm.  We determined that it was most likely the old Mitsubishi servo motor that was the problem so we sent it, along with the encoder, to ACS Industrial Services to check it out.  There was no cost for the evaluation of the encoder or the motor.  The motor was bad and because it was no longer in production we were afraid we would have to buy new.  But ACS Industrial quoted us for repair and listed all of the work that would be included.  Our Mitsubishi servo motor came back looking like new again and is working great. 

If you need your industrial electronic circuit board repaired, then you need to contact ACS for expert electronic repair services that will get you back into operation fast. Call us at 800-605-6419.

ACS repairs just about any industrial circuit board with highly experienced, expert technicians and fast service. Circuit boards that other repair houses return as unrepairable or beyond economical repair can often be repaired by our highly experienced tech team.

Your circuit boards are evaluated, repaired and returned to you in perfect working order and if your circuit boards cannot be repaired, you don’t pay. Thats right… YOU DON’T PAY ONE PENNY IF WE CANNOT FIX YOUR CIRCUIT BOARDS!

ACS has just uploaded a new “Free Evaluation Form” for easy submission of your defective electronic equipment for service. This form is an easy on-line form that when printed, sends a copy of the form via email to the service department and is immediately entered into the electronic repair queue. This speeds up the time between sending your item for repair and receiving an evaluation with a price quote. Please think of ACS Industrial Services when in need of industrial electronic repair services. We service circuit boards, PLC’s, Servo’s, spindle drives, power supplies, logic cards, encoders, servo motors and just about any electronic equipment found in an industrial or commercial facility. Please call us for information and to help coordinate your electronic repair needs at 800-605-6419.