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      Hello, I'm drawing the wiring print for a panel that includes the above PLC. We are using the relay outputs for 110 vac circuits. Page 2-39 of the...
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Welcome to DIY@ADC!

We’ve launched this portal for the benefit of the Do-It-Yourselfers who use AutomationDirect products for their ingenious projects.  We’ve known for years that DIYer’s use our products, and we suspect we know the reasons - the well-documented, easy to use products?  Maybe it’s the excellent tech support? Maybe it’s just the [...]

Have a DIY project you wish to share?

Share your projects with other DIYers out there.  Maybe they’ll have an idea for an improvement.  Check-out all the cool projects here.
Need some incentive? At the very least, we’ll send you some free stuff.  In-depth articles with pictures will receive a store credit to use at AutomationDirect.com
Click here for instructions….

Instructions for posting projects

To get started you will need to create an account and log-in.
It’s fairly self explanatory, but for details about posting to a Wordpress blog, check here.

Meet Sam Flournoy

He’s built a Biodiesel Processor using lots of Automation Direct components, including a DL06 PLC, C-more screen, and many others.

Sites for Do-it-yourselfers

We’ve noticed several DIY websites out there, If you know of other good sites, please leave a comment.

5min.com
www.instructables.com
doityourself.com
www.makezine.com

We’ve also seen nifty project videos on YouTube, and we’ll be linking to lots of those also.