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11   I/O MODULE TROUBLESHOOTING 
Table 11.2 Output Circuit Problems and Corrective Actions (Continued) 
 
 Condition  Cause  Corrective action 
Example 4 
When the 
external power 
supply turns 
on, the load 
turns on for a 
moment. 
(transistor 
output) 
Erroneous output due to the stray capacitance (C) between 
collector and emitter of photocoupler. 
There is no erroneous output at normal load. 
An erroneous output may occur at high sensitivity load 
(such as solid state relay) 
 
 
 
(1) If the external power supply is turned on precipitously, Ic 
current flows due to the stray capacitance (C) between 
collector and emitter of photocoupler. 
(2) Ic current flows to the next stage of transistor Tr1 gate and 
Y0 output turns on by 100  s. 
 
 
 
(1) To turn on or off the external power supply, 
check that the external power supply rising 
edge must be 10ms or more, and switch the 
SW1 to the primary side of external power 
supply. 
 
 
 
(2) When switching to the secondary side of the 
external power supply is required, the 
external power supply rising edge 
connected a condenser and a resistor must 
be slow, and measured 10ms or more. 
Sink output 
 
Source output 
 
* The measures are ineffective in the following 
modules due to the characteristic of the external 
power supply circuit 
  QY81P 
  QY82P 
R1: Several tens of ohms 
Power capacity 
 
(external power supply current
*1
)
2
 
resistance value 
(3 to 5)
*2
 
C1: several hundreds of microfarads 50V 
*1 Refer to current consumption of the external power 
supply for modules used in this manual. 
*2 Select the power capacity of resistance to be 3 to 5 
times larger than the actual power consumption. 
(Example) 
R1=40Ω, C1=300  F 
Use the below expression to calculate a time 
constant 
C1 R1=300 10
-6
40 
=12 10
-3
s=12ms 
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SW: External power
       supply (24V) at On
10ms or less
Output Y0
Approx.100  s