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Electronics => Repair => Topic started by: CookieB on September 22, 2015, 03:13:41 pm

Title: Siemens LOGO PLC repair
Post by: CookieB on September 22, 2015, 03:13:41 pm
Hy,

I got a Siemens LOGO PLC

It failed in an industrial application and therefore simply got replaced. Normally they would throw it away but due to my interest in such devices I got my hands on it.

It served as a display piece on my shelf for quite a while but recently I was thinking why not try to fix it.

It pops open easily (without any tools) an inside there is are 3 PCB’s.

A close inspection of all components shows only one that is physically damaged.
It is a component on the back, of the biggest PCB so unfortunately there is no silk screen.
The text on the component is small but I managed to read it and it has a Motorola symbol followed by “837B” and “ZP621” on the second line.
Googling this seems to learn me it is a Zener diode.

I’m not very experienced with electronics so that’s why I’m here.
What is the chance of this being the sole problem and what Zener diode can I replace this one with (I can’t find that one for sale anywhere). Any advice for where to get it is welcome to (I live in Belgium).

Here are some Pictures:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xpk0zbabswhoa21/AACP053EqfEPnzvUnqVVaqz_a?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xpk0zbabswhoa21/AACP053EqfEPnzvUnqVVaqz_a?dl=0)
Title: Re: Siemens LOGO PLC repair
Post by: singapol on September 22, 2015, 05:32:30 pm
Most probably 1N837...not a zener but a switching diode. The close equivalent is 1N3070 or NTE177.

http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/46802.pdf (http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/46802.pdf)
Title: Re: Siemens LOGO PLC repair
Post by: PTR_1275 on September 23, 2015, 04:52:19 am
I just grabbed one of the logos from our storeroom and it is different internally. We use the 12/24v ones not 240v. I can't see a similar component on ours to even confirm the part number for you.
Title: Re: Siemens LOGO PLC repair
Post by: bruno_0021 on November 13, 2016, 03:12:24 pm
Hello CookieB

 I have exactly the same problem and I think ZP621 is not a switching diode but a Zener. Do you have found a good diode ?
If yes, can you tell me the reference of your new diode please ?

Bruno.
Title: Re: Siemens LOGO PLC repair
Post by: kmike on November 14, 2016, 01:37:02 pm
Hi,

I disassembled one of the oldest working LOGOs that I have here, but it is completely different (0BA3).
That LOGO You have there is one of the first ones (0BA0 at the end of the order number), I would not recommend spendig too much time on it, because the old ones have a very limited memory and very few functions to work with. Also the output relays are likely to be defective at that age, although this depends on the switching count, so I would not rely on those either.

edit:
oops, sorry to have replied to this old thread, did not read the date...  |O

br,
mike