Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Gecko's ok on a switching power supply

I have been using a Lambda 24V surplus switching supply for my Z
axis for at least 18 months or so. It's a G340 though, Not sure if the
same limitations apply to servo drives.

Bill

> Hi,
>
> One of our OEM customers, a medical division of GE, uses G201s for
> motion control in one of the diagnostic machines they produce. They
> use a stock "off the shelf" 24VDC switching power supply with
> complete reliability. Their testing and qualification procedures are
> exhaustive and meticulous.
>
> Mariss
>
> >
> > >
> > > The fix is to add external capacitor banks (which could
> destabilize
> > > some regulators) or a braking resistor circuit that switches on
> > > when the voltage rises above a safe level.
> > >
> >
> > What would happen if you used a diode isolated external capacitor
> on a
> > regulated power supply?
> > Wouldn't this give you the capacitor reserve, and also stop the
> feedback to
> > the supply itself? and thus isolate the crowbar, and regulator
> circuits.
> > bill
> >