Re: Servo Operating Temperature?

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Gentlemen:
In one of the other groups I saw an interesting application of gas
springs as a counterbalance for a heavy knee on a mill. It seemed
like a great idea as an alternative to a weight as a counterbalance!

Regards,
Jack C.

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> Hi Jon,
>
> Thanks for the quick response. I am running a belt reduction of

2:1,

> this should be more than enough because its just a mini mill and

the

> leadscrew is very mild pitch (20tpi).
>
> I see what you mean about the Z axis putting out more heat.
> Strangely enough even the Z axis stepper got hotter on my old
> system. Not quite sure why a stepper would. Maybe I had the current
> limit just slighly higher on that axis.
>
> So you think i'm safe? If I can keep my hand on it then it shouldnt
> be ok? Thanks.
>
> Mark