Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 470uf cap for geckos

HI..... do you have fuses in the dc voltage path, if so, use the caps...
besides 11" is close enough ..... better safe than sorry!

RC

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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 470uf cap for geckos


> I am wiring up the geckos for my cnc Bridgeport project, and the
> instructions say to use a 470uf electrolytic cap. on the power supply
> line if the leads are more than 1 ft. long. My leads are about 11"
> long, do I need them? will it hurt anything to put them on anyway? I
> am using a power supply I bought from Bill Griffin, it is a 72 volt
> system and it already has 2 HUGE (pop can size) electrolytics
> incorporated with it. Thanks; John
> P.S. I know this has been talked about before, but I don't know that
> much about electronics and some of the talk was way over my head.
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