good ideas ( was Re: 2 Fried G210's in a single day :-(

Good idea. With a lower power drive voltage/current, you might pick
up some places where the rails/sleeves or whatever is sticking.

of course, we never make simple mistakes like that !

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...> wrote:
> One thing I have always done is connect to a power supply that is
the
> minimum voltage I can use (24 vdc with many of the drives) and set
the
> amperage very low. One I know that everything is working as it
should I
> then switch to a more optimum power supply and bring the amperage
up.
> Helps provide a lot of protection from dumb mistakes. Everything
will
> work fine with the lower power levels just at reduced performance
> (slower acceleration, lower max speeds). I see that lots of people
are
> trying to drive everything at the maximum voltage and amperage they
can.
> It is frequently not necessary and can lead to some expensive
results. I
> currently am running my Bridgeport Series II (considerably bigger
and
> heavier than a manual Bridgeport) on Gecko G320 drives at 60 vdc.
Yes I
> could accelerate faster and get a higher rapid if I increased the
supply
> to 80 vdc, but heck I am rapiding at 120 ipm and can accelerate to
that
> speed in just over 1/2 second.
>
> Tim
> [Denver CO]
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > umm.....
> >
> > sound like I am going to read a lot more before
> > I connect power.
> >
> > It sounds like we should have a initial set-up and
> > testing paper to help us avoid these problems.
> >
> > Is there such a data sheet ?
> >
> > Granted 99% of errors come from b]dumb mistakes
> > but... seems like 99% of us are learning
> > as we go along so we do not know the questions
> > to ask until we make those dumb mistakes.
> >
> > who said you need to learn the mistakes of
> > others as you won't live long enough to
> > make them all yourself ?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
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