Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko 201 drive question.....

I have been trying to get the disable function to work on my drives for a
few days now. The documentation says that grounding the disable pin removes
power from the drive. In practice it is not working for me. I can ground pin
7 on any of my gecko drives and they will still turn the attaced steppers.

Scott

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From: "RC" <asdf@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko 201 drive question.....


> Here is a question for those with more experience than I have with the
Gecko drives..... I would like to use the Disable (terminal 7) to release
power to the "Z" stepper axis, so I can within a running program, using a
"G" code command to pause the cutting, so I could change bits, and
re-calibrate the "Z" axis, without doing any harm to the Gecko drive. I am
not sure that moving the stepper, while the drive is in Disable mode will
generate electrical energy, that may harm the drive. This would seem like a
good use for this function, has anyone done this?
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> Thanks
> Russ
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