Re: help for a newbie

I checked the voltage from pins 18-25 to terminal 10 and I have 5.37
volts.I'm sorry, but I don't exactly follow what you mean by. - The
return for the 5 volts needs to be at the same ground as the PC.
Thanks
Kelly

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Robert Campbell" <bob@c...> wrote:
> Kelly,
>
> I don't think that you will need to connect pins 18-25 to your
power supply
> ground.
>
> Do check and make sure that you have the 5 volts between pins 18-25
and pin
> 10 on the Gecko drive. The return for the 5 volts needs to be at
the same
> ground as the PC.
>
> Bob Campbell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ksprayberry428" <kellys@m...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 6:46 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] help for a newbie
>
>
> > Help!
> > I am trying to set up my Gecko g201's on my parallel port , and
I'm
> > not having much luck, what am I missing? I am only playing with
one
> > drive for now as I would hate to fry all 3 by doing something
stupid,
> > which I am fully capable of doing!
> > I asked the question about a wall wart last week, and since then I
> > have come across an old computer to run turbocnc and to pull my +
> > 5vdc singal from.
> >
> > I have the all the windings in the correct terminals on the g201,
I
> > don't have anything in the disable terminal 7 at the moment, I am
> > just trying to get the motor to move for now. Terminal 8 I have
> > connected to pin 2 on the parallel port cable, terminal 9 to pin
3 on
> > the parallel port cable, I used a floppy disk drive power
connector
> > to pull my 5 volts from to terminal 10. I took and tied pins 18-
25 to
> > the ground of this same power connector (that may be the problem)
I
> > have a 36k ohm 1/4 watt resistor across terminals 11 and 12. I was
> > told to set the amperage for about 2.86 amps. When I turn on the
> > power supply I can feel the motor lock up, but thats it. I did
feel t
> > flinch as the computer booted up. It does have a good bit of
holding
> > torque. I tried to use the fkeybit, but that does not produce
> > anything. I checked the voltage from the case to terminal 10 and
have
> > about 5.27 volts, I have about .5 volts on terminals 8 and 9.
> > I have 8 wire bipolar motors with the windings connected in a
series.
> > I'm sure this is either something really easy that I have missed
or I
> > need to be saving my money for another drive!
> > Thanks for the help!
> >
> > Kelly Sprayberry
> >
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