"All work but no play makes Jack a dull boy". Not sure the exact idiom but you get the point. I was in for my first outside-office assignment. Me and my collie went to a factory in Shah Alam after lunch with Mr. James. Its my first time being inside a big  factory. Safety posters are everywhere! Machinery systematically and strategically placed inside the factory utilizing every inch of space without compromising worker's safety and comfort. Complex maze of ventilation ducts overhead efficiently channels unwanted hot and hazardous air outside. Working in a factory doesn't look so bad after all!

We were there to service the motor speed control device in one of the machines in the factory.  The machine is very long, about 70 meters long. Its like a very long oven but instead of trays, it has conveyor belts running along the length of the machine. The speed controller of the conveyor speed is controlled at three stations. The speed controller is connected to the main control panels which consists of PLC and relays. I know my explanation is a little difficult to understand. Let me draw the machine instead.

The motor that runs the conveyor belts seem to be faulty. It occasionally decreases speed without a reason. The most likely problem would be the controls in the PLC. The huge PLC control panel is not drawn here because its too difficult to draw and the factory does not allow photo-taking. I was there to observe only because I don't know what to do anyway. One of Mr. James' technicians came to troubleshoot the PLC system. I saw him using the clamp meter to measure current while adjusting the speed of the conveyor.

Its done at about 5.40pm. Arrived home at 6.50pm with moderate traffic.

That's it for now, too sleepy to write or recall anything already. Still haven't wrote anything yet in the logbook. Maybe tomorrow. Wait, its already tomorrow..Oh well..

All in all, a well spent day. Lots of new information and experience gained. Sifu I want more!