Re: Higher power from L298 etc.

I was wondering that too. I emailed Mariss to enquire about it a
couple of days ago but haven't had a response so far.

Regards,
Tony

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...> wrote:
> This makes me wonder what the status of the Gecko high power L298
> replacement. For those that don't remember Mariss said he would put
together
> a design that used the power output section of a G201 (80 v 7 amp)
and on
> the logic input side worked like a L298. I think he mentioned a
price of
> $20 - $30 per unit.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > HI everyone,
> >
> > I have recently designed a new board based on the L297,L278.
> >
> > At present its still on the drawing board, ( to be made and
tested)
> >
> > If it works ok it will run 80 volts at 30 amps or more.
> >
> > In my search for ideas I found one person who had interfaced the
L297 to a
> > special Signetics driver capable of running at 600Volts at 50
amps.
> > This apparently is a commercial design.
> >
> > I failed to follow this route as the driver chips are only
available in
> > large quantities, so I used Fets instead.
> >
> > Once we have one running successfully the plan is to publish the
circuit
> so
> > anyone can use it.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Mark
> >
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