Re: Best way to mount Gecko modules ?

I mounted my Gecko 210's to a heatsink plate by tapping 4 holes in
the plate and attaching with 4 socket cap screws. I also wish Gecko
had made the drive plate a little larger to make mounting easier.

Regards,
Ed Ferguson

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Hans Wedemeyer <xyz@h...>
wrote:

> These Gecko module are so small, they seem to have economized on

the length of the mounting plate!

>
> An extra 0.3" on length and threaded holes would have made these

modules ideal and easy to mount.

>
> At the moment I have 4 holes drilled and using nuts and bolts to

mount the module just does not look

> right, in fact it is not going to work in the place where I have to

finally mount it.

>
> I may have to machine special brackets, and would appreciate any

ideas for better way to mount these modules.

>
> As there are lots of Gecko users here, maybe some one could throw

some light on how they managed to mount them.

>
> Best Regards
> Hans W
>
> I do have one complaint about the Gecko modules. Using the

nomenclature "Common" for the +5V is a bad choice.

> In the past 48 years I've come to understand the term Common to be

synonymous with Ground.... The only thing that saved me making a
wrong connection, was reading the instructions first. Anyway, it just
looks WRONG!