Re: L298 goes boom

Hi Lee,

What motor voltage are you running? I think I recall 37V being about
the limit for L298's. And I recall Mariss saying that caps across his
Gecko's were needed if working near the max voltage. Perhaps this also
applies to Dan's boards (see previous discussions on list)?

HTH

Alan KM6VV


studleylee wrote:

>
> Hi guys,
> One basic question is why did all three go, 1 at a time.
> Chack the integrity of the power supply. The 1st on may have blown
> a rectifier and AC was on the DC supply into the bridges.
>
> Otherwise whatever ya did... Dont do that :-)
>
> -Lee