Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Servo drivers ?

Hi Dave,

I tried both Gecko and Rutex drives on my mill (the Geckos are actually
for another project). The drives have similar ratings but the Geckos are
slightly easier to wire up and cheaper. The Rutex drives are quieter,
run cooler and can be tuned to give slightly better transient response.
Of the two I prefer the Rutex drives but there isn't much in it.

I think the IMSERV package is everything you need, including motors and
power supply. If you buy just the drivers and motors they are actually
quite good value. I don't know if they would be beefy enough for your
plasma cutter though. They are aimed more at Sherlines and similar machines.

Les


turbulatordude wrote:

>It looks like there are a lot of lower priced DC motors that might be
>used with a servo driver, but it also seems these are lower voltage.
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>The drivers I found so far are Jon's PICO , the Gecko and a Rutex.
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>IMSERV has a $2,000 package for drivers but that is out of my league.
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>I'm not sure how to frame the question, but are we just basically
>looking for watts for power ?
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>For a plasma cutter, the gantry will move pretty quickly with both
>rapid accel and decel, and have to drag around the hoses.
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>Is there a rough guideline of which type driver is best for certain
>machines ?
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>Kinda like the Xylotex is great for Sherlines and Geckos can handle
>Bridgeports ?
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>Dave
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