Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Blown Gecko 320..Strange noises from control???

> It seems strange that what has worked for a year and a half now needs to be changed. Obviously something changed and was a first event when the drive went. I wasnt doing anything unusual, so i'm thinking voltage spikes on the line for some odd reason.
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Yeah, getting back to that, did you have fuses on each Gecko drive? If
not, what happened when the
cap and then Gecko blew? Did it shut down the whole system?

Jon

The system was still running fine after the noises, Z just quit working. I opened the enclosure and observed the fault light for that drive and then I shut it down and replaced the drive. Yes, I have each drive fused with a 15 amp time delay fuse but the fuse did not blow. I think if I wouldve had the 470 uf cap on terms 1 and 2 of the Geckos it might have survived the current fluctuations. Those are going on their immediately. I'm also going to visit a few of my neighbors monday and see if they are operating any new equiptment that might be giving me problems. There is a new business that just moved in a few doors down from me. I doubt they are on the same transformer and they do industrial mobile pressure washing and I can't imagine what they would be running that would draw that kind of current. They were working in their shop Thursday and Friday, the two days I was having trouble. They werent there yesterday and everything was fine.

Ron



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