Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Power Supply & Drives in the same cabinet or seperate

Thanks, I have 3 Toroidal Transformers and 3 beer can sized caps.
Those take a bit of space. I have two enclosures one more suited
for the power supply and the other more suited for the Gecko drives
and any solid state relays necessary. Keeping the two sperated
also keeps power wiring away from control wiring. I don't see much
if any opposition, so I'll probably go with that using the 470uf Caps
on the Gecko drives.

Marty

On 18 Jun 2001, at 18:58, HighTech wrote:

> I have talked with the Gecko engineers about this subject. There is no
> problem with the power transformer being in the same cabinet as the
> Gecko drives. The main thing you want to watch is getting the power
> lines to close to the stepper or servo line keep the bundles as far
> from each other as possible. Remember your inverse square law. Tie
> all power grounds to a single point. The main cap is a good spot. No
> ground loops. Run the power lines from the main cap to each drive not
> jump from one drive to the next. Hope this helps. Derek B.
>
>
> > Re: My Bridgeport Series I conversion...
> >
> > I have found a nice enclosure..it would be tight to put everything
> > into it, but I think I could do it being creative. But I have a
> > smaller cabinet that I thought I could put the Gecko drives in and
> > solid state relays, the electronics basically.
> >
> > What I'm wondering, would it be ok and adviseable to keep the
> > power supply in its own enclosure and the electronics in their
> > seperate enclosure. In reading the Gecko white papers, if there is
> > more than 18:" of wire between the power supply and the drive, then
> > a 470uf cap must be used. Which isn't a problem
> >
> > Anything else I should be aware of?
> > The power supply will be 3 44VAC 9 amp Toroidal transformers,
> > bridges and 15000uf caps. ( 3 seperate supplies, one for each
> > drive/stepper)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Marty
> >
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