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PhenixRising
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Posted: 11:06am 19 Aug 2024
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Mick,

I was a bit ticked-off with the YouTube Speed Comparison because he didn't use a loop, nor the INC [Var]

have you done any speed comparisons that more fairly reflect the performance difference?
 
Mixtel90

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Posted: 11:20am 19 Aug 2024
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  PhenixRising said  
  Mixtel90 said  Agreed. When you pay for PLCs and their programming you aren't paying for cheap hardware and no real support. If you have a system that came with a charge of $18,000 for the programming side then it's big enough to need it. The licence is cheap (and may even be tax-deductible) compared to a month of downtime. Just smile and pay it. :)


But if you buy the machine used and depend on it? The licence doesn't get transferred and nobody thinks about passing-on the password. So now you're screwed.


It's the price you pay for buying used, I'm afraid. Yes, new stuff is stupidly priced but you are paying for that support, not just the machine.
Mick

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