Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] SPINDLE

dlantz@... wrote:

>
> 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?

If you use servos, there ARE no steps to miss! Power is applied to the motor
until current
exceeds a fault limit (like when you drive it into the stops) or the error
becomes zero.
Yes, the Gecko drive has a fault signal that can be sensed by the computer.

>
> 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?

Why not just make the feed high enough to get the proper cutting action?

Jon