Re: Gecko problems - What is going on?

Pete,

I think the servos are much more expensive, the Geckos are about
$130 and the servo motors seem to be much more expensive than the
stepper motors. I priced servos for my BP and found the motors in
the several thousand dollar range and the steppers about $500. The
drives are more expensive to the tune of at least twice as much if I
am not mistaken. Fortunately Geckodrive, Inc can repair mine for me
so I can use them on other projects...

Keith

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> Keith
>
> Is it cheaper to just buy servos, or burn out 6 geckos? I have no

idea what

> Geckos run these days.
>
> Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Clark [mailto:mail@t...]
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 5:23 PM
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> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Gecko problems - What is going on?
>
>
>
> lcdpublishing,
>
> I am probably the one with the most posts on burning my Geckos

since

> I have gone through about 6 of them, but I think it is not the
> Geckos fault that this has happened. I have no experience with
> electronics and had to hire an installer who apparently did not do

a

> very good or complete job. I have had to limp along on my own
> learning the hard way with a lot of help from this discussion

group.

> I am a do it yourselfer and should have hired a second person who
> was experienced to fix me up but I wanted to learn for some other
> projects I hope to do. I can't speak for the others who have had
> problems, but this a complicated field with many pitfalls. The
> causes have included incorrect motor wiring, short circuits due to
> loose or improperly secured wiring, improper placement of a relay

on

> the powersupply that produced spikes and grounding problems. If I
> get to the point that everything else is correct and a drive

burns,

> then I might change my tune, but I have always had confidence in

the

> Geckos due to what others in this group have said. Time will

tell.

> Going to servos, I am told would often be superior, but I have an
> emotional and financial investment to make these steppers work...
>
> Keith