Re: BOSS5 Where to plug the Geckos???

I have posted some pics of the current state of affairs...Many thanks
so far for all of the help. On the page you will see where I am
now...where I think I am going and hopefully you can tell me where to
go next: http://www.ibild.com/BP.htm

Thanks!
-Brady

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Les Newell <lesnewell@h...>
wrote:

> Hi Brady,
>
> When I did my mill I scrapped the computer cabinet completely. I

then

> moved the power cabinet round to the side and fitted everything in

that.

> You don't need the three big chokes in the bottom of the cabinet or

the

> great big 3 phase transformer in the middle. Believe it or not they

are

> the stepper power supply!. When I moved the cabiet I had to plug a
> couple of holes in the base and tap one new one. The top mount fits

if

> you turn it upside down. There is just enough room to fit a

computer in

> there as well but you need to get one with a small case.
>
> You can use the big 110V transformer in the top of your cabinet to

power

> the steppers/servos if you rewire it to twice your actual supply
> voltage. For instance my supply is 230V so I wired the transformer

for

> 460V. This halves the output voltage, giving 55VAC.
>
> Les
>
> braidmeister wrote:
>
> >Well I took the plunge yesterday and gutted the computer cabinet

for

> >the most part. I only had to cut 2 wires, which were soldered to

the

> >transformer buried in the bottom. On a side noe...can anyone tell

me

> >the right way to discharge those big capacitors??? I was sweating
> >while disconnecting them fearing getting zapped. :)
> >
> >I still have to pull the pendant off the top and pull all of those
> >skinny 24ga wires thru. I did leave the relays at the bottom of

the

> >cabinet in place. These are to turn the way lube on??? What are

these

> >for exactly? Still have to pull the transistor plates off of the

big

> >sink and do a few other odds and ends...
> >
> >I am thinking at this point that I might take the 2 55v/800VA

torid

> >transformers that I bought for the servos and mate them with some
> >caps that I pulled out of the cabinet. That way if/when I do

decide

> >to run the servos (or my 4th axis) I know that I'll have enough
> >cookies to run everything.
> >
> >If time permits (been so busy working!) I'd like to do full
> >documentation on the conversion using Geckos so that others can
> >follow along...and know that their machine will work in the end! I
> >don't believe that you have to spend $5k+ on a prepackaged servo
> >upgrade (or $2k for a stepper upgrade kit) to get the machine
> >running.
> >
> >Thanks for all the help thus far,
> >-Brady
> >
> >