Re: gecko and power sources

You could roll your own by using the transformer out of 10 amp battery
chargers. Wiring the secondaries in series will give you about 68
volts.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., whollid1@m... wrote:
> I have just recieved 2 servo motors off e-bay, and the prelim tests
> suggest that 10 amps of current at 50-90 volts should be about
right.
> My problem is that I seem to be having difficulty finding a power
> supply that can deliver. I would like to use g340 amps but cant seem
> to find a transformer that can deliver that sort of performance
> easily. There are 2 designs I am running around in my head ( the
> system is a cnc sherline with emc/parallel interface ) System 1 is
> a ~ 60 volt transformer, which can deliver 10 amps, running
through
> a rectifier with a big capacitor to yeild ~90 vdc, The second idea
is
> a 60 volt but cheap, 2 amp, transformer which charges a nimh/lead-
> acid battery which supplys the current for short times of more than
2
> amp draw.
> So the question is : does anyone know of a cheap source for 10
amp
> 60volt secondary transformers, or does the battery/low current
> transformer sound viable?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help
> Bill H
>
> P.S. I haven't bought the drives yet so if anyone has another
> idea i'm all ears but the gecko drives sounded the most economical