Re: Is this a blown Gecko?

Steven,

Thank you for your reply, the problem is that I live outside the US,
so sending the Gecko to Geckodrive is not feasible.
So do you think it's just the transformer you mentioned that needs
replacement? I can do very well with a soldering Iron.

Help is really appreciated.

Best regards,

Mina F.
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Steven Ciciora
<sciciora@A...> wrote:

> I'm sorry to say, but it sounds like you killed your gecko.

Please call

> the helpful folks at geckodrive.com. They have been known to

replace _one_

> for free, and are willing to try to repair it. If it is not

economical to

> repair, they will let you know. They know all the common failure

modes,

> but if there are any burnt traces on the PCB, it's not worth

fixing.

>
> Are you very experienced with a soldering iron? Several people

have been

> sucessful fixing their geckos by replacing the output

transistors. I think

> they are IRF 530s or 540s. The exact part number should be in the

archives...

>
> Hopefully in the next few months, the "vampire" gecko will be

released,

> which will be protected from common mistakes like the one you made.
>
> Good luck,
>
> - Steven Ciciora
>
> At 02:37 PM 11/1/2004 +0200, you wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >
> >I got a couple of geckos 320 for my lathe, I connected one of

them to X axis

> >a couple of months ago, it has been working fine (not real work,

just some

> >trials every now and then) until today I was taking some

measurements with

> >my multimeter when I think I accidentally connected the +75VDC to

the Arm+

> >terminal with the multimeter probe, nothing happened just a very

small spark

> >on the probe, no smoke but the gecko would not work and also it

heats up

> >very rapidly.
> >
> >Is this a blown gecko? can it be fixed?
> >
> >Please advise.
> >
> >Mina F.