SPINDLE

HELLO ALL,

I AM PLANNING A FEW PROJECTS HERE AND AM SEEKING INFORMATION.

1) HOW CAN SPINDLE SPEED BE READ AND CONTROLLED? USING A PIC'N MICROCHIP?
BASICX? ANY WAY OF MAKING IT SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE AXIS THROUGH A GECKO OR
ANYTHING?

2) DO THE GECKO DRIVERS EFFECTIVELY CORRECT FOR MISSING STEPS? (WHEN USED
WITH SERVO'S) AND IF THERE IS A FAILURE, WILL THEY SEND THAT BACK TO THE
COMPUTER AS AN ERROR?

3) IM GOING TO BE MAKING A ROUTER USING A LAMINATE TRIMMER. I HAVE READ
THAT WORKING AT 30,000 RPM WILL SCORTCH THE WOOD AT LOW FEEDS, IS THERE A
WAY OF BUILDING AN RPM CONTROLLER FOR IT... IS THE SPEED DEPENDENT ON THE Hz
OF THE AC POWER OR ANYTHING SIMPLE LIKE THAT?

THANKS SO MUCH!
DAVE
CAD/MIS
PROTECH