Re: Power supplies

Mike, let me correct an error I made in an earlier post - Doug
Fortune is right; I left off a zero - the cap needs to be a 22,000mfd
cap and not a 2200mfd. It will be about the size of a can of coffee
creamer. If you use a 2200mfd cap you will let the smoke out of it
<g>.

Doug Fennell


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "mmeyers1111"
<mmeyers1111@y...> wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
> wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > You freak'n guys in this group are like the ham radio guys 20
> years
> > > ago. Ya'll understand what each other are saying, but people
> like
> > > me of less intelligence turn to the person next to them and
> > > go... "wa did he just say???"
> > >
> > > That might not sound like a compliment, but it is. Kinda
> backhanded
> > > of course.
> > >
> > > Now listen... I'm an idiot ok? So get the ham radio 'belittle
> the
> > > stupid redneck' thing over and cough it up... where might
> someone
> > > like me get a wiring diagram of that power supply you just
> > > described?
> > >
> > > You guys always make newcommers pay dues via embarrassment

don't

> > > ya??...
> > >
> > > he he ha ha :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Mike
> >
> > No one is trying to embarrass anyone. There are a number of great
> > references we steer anyone that asks towards. If you have not

read

> the
> > stepper white paper on the Gecko Drives site than that is the

first

> > thing you need to do to start bootstrapping yourself to some
> knowledge.
> > In the power supply section page 3 you will see a schematic of a
> basic
> > linear power supply.
> >
> > http://www.timgoldstein.com/cnc/geckoG320wiring.htm will show you

a

> > power supply as part of connecting some Gecko G320 drives. It is
> using 2
> > transformers along with the switch and fuse that is not in the

more

> > basic circuit in the Gecko white paper.
> >
> > Tim
> > [Denver, CO]
> > Sherline & Taig products at Deep Discount
> > Mach1 & DeskCNC with credit card ordering
> > www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline
> > e-mail me at Timg @ KTMarketing.com for items not yet listed
>
> Ha ha only 1/2 kidding Tim... however, you guys are in a class all
> by yourselves *Twilight Zone music playing in background*
>
> Thanks so much to everybody for the postings re my question on

power

> supplies. Wow! Very helpful!
>
> Mike