Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Power supplies

The xylotex unipolar board is designed to run at a max of 44VDC but
recommends the voltage be held to 34 +/-VDC for various reasons. And yes you
can run a stepper motor at 10 to 25 time it rated unipolar voltage if you
use a chopper driver.
Dan

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From: "turbulatordude" <dave_mucha@...>
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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 9:38 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Power supplies


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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "braidmeister"
> <braidmeister@y...> wrote:
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>> Warren,
>> Go to www.geckodrive.com and read the stepper motor white
> paper...and
>> other documents about power supplies etc. It will answer many of
> your
>> questions....Depending on what you want to do with your setup, I'd
>> say that you could use a 75v PS with those motors (but this depends
>> on the max voltage that the Xylotex will handle....I forget what
> that
>> is) You might be limited to something like 48v...which would be
> fine.
>> Read the info on gecko's site.
>>
>> -Brady
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> As a general rule, steppers can be run up to about 25 times nameplate
> voltage WHEN USED with a chopper driver like the Gecko or Xylotex.
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> Xylotex is rated for a power supply of about 28 volts max, with 24
> volts normal.
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> You can buy a switching power supply, 24 volts and a few amps to
> handle those motors.
>
> Building one may be more expensive as the capacitors will need to be
> pretty big.
>
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