Re: I let the smoke out... motors

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Weyland <weyland@v...> wrote:

> On Sunday 14 September 2003 01:45 am, turbulatordude spake:
>
> > > Any ideas why? (besides my being an idiot?)
> >
> > First thing that come to mind is that you might have had the

motors

> > wires up wrong.
>
> > if you did not start pulling things apart, you can do a resistance
> > check on the Gecko terminals for the motors.
> >
> > if you get ANY reading between phases, you got a problem.
>
> THANK YOU~! I did _not_ know that.
> I jsut sat down and drew out the wiring of the motors that I have
> now, and checked it against the schematic I just found for them.
>
> I think I _do_ have them wired incorrectly.
>
> I'm going to rewire tomorrow, but without a NTE331, I can't make it

work.

> I'll be checking your recommendation on
> continuity between phases before doing so.
>
> Thanks for the tip,
>
> Weyland

The questions for the mop-up operations are....

did you blow any caps ?

extensive scrubbing will be in order to remove any gooo from under
everything.

second question, is there any scorch/burn/carbon on the Geckos ?

Dave