Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Servo motor noises - normal?

Hi Jon,

I'm using a Gecko G320. The noise is moderate to loud. As you suggest,
I will remove the belt and see if it still happens. Thx.

Cheers Peter

Jon Elson wrote:

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>Peter wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I have one of my servo motors making a kind of shccccsshhshh (I think
>>that's how you spell it...) sound during rapids and at some mid-range
>>speeds, but not always. It sounds like it it coming from the brush end
>>of the motor but I've checked the brushes and they look ok. The other
>>two identical motors don't make any unusual noises. I haven't done a
>>motor "position" swap yet to see if it's something related to the load
>>characteristics or something else inside the motor but wondered if
>>others get some strange motor sounds on occasion. It doesn't sound
>>normal, but I don't have a lot of experience with servos. Thanks.
>>
>>
>You don't say what servo amp you are using. How loud is the noise? You
>might pull the
>belt or coupler off and see if it makes the same noise without the load.
>
>Jon
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