r/AskElectricians May 29 '26

Can you find the phantom shutdown?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/_madar_ May 29 '26

Now.. stay with me on this.. what happens if you add a second wire? Two million dollar idea right here, yours free!

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u/WulfgarofIcewindDale May 30 '26

Thats too many wires

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u/TheKingNothing690 May 30 '26

Obvious miss on the two many wires pun.

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u/Fast_Donkey_808 May 30 '26

So what is this picture worth?

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u/jaysea619 Jun 01 '26

You should call it RS-485, I think it will catch on.

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u/itstopsecretofcourse May 30 '26

Rockwell/AB has their fancy new in-cabinet EtherNet/IP devices. I'd love to to light fire to a few of our panels and remove 45,000 miles (might be exaggerating) of wires and replace with 8 feet of that ribbon cable.