Re: G201-IP update

Sounds good,

If I remember correctly, you offered an analysis of the number of
drive failures from field installations. that number seemed rather
low to beging with. gotta love the purusit of excelence.

btw, any update on your new pic-n-place ?

Dave






--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis
<mariss92705@y...>" <mariss92705@y...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The G201-IP originally was to be a short-circuit protected G201.

The

> scope of the design has grown to include other features as well.
>
> These additional features now include internal returned energy dump
> capability, over-temperature protection, reverse polarity

protection,

> over-voltage protection (via a non-user replacable fuse / crowbar
> circuit), miss-wired motor protection, etc.
>
> In short, it is to make the drive impervious to any insult short of
> saltwater immersion while operating. The idea is to make it
> bulletproof.
>
> These new features are based on careful analysis of returned-for-
> repair drive data and reflects 99% of drive failure causes.
>
> This circuitry is in the breadboard phase right now and is moving
> apace.
>
> Mariss