Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Brushless Motor Spindle with CNC desktop machine

>Interesting, I'm building a little gantry mill and have ordered an RC
>brushless motor and controller for the spindle. They'll run on 12V drawing
>about 100W and at 4200rpm/v should really scream. Total cost for motor and
>controller is about $AU60.. If it works out (I'm a bit worried about
>temperature) then I'll be building a driver circuit to generate the 1-2ms
>servo pulse, probably from a serial command, but buttons would be easy..
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>I should have some results in about 3-4 weeks. I'll post 'em.
>
>PK
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>--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "baccus61" <richmcm@a...> wrote:
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>>hey everyone,
>>I am building a small desktop 3D milling machine and needed a
>>brushless motor for the main spindle. I got sick up and fed of
>>changing brushes on the prototype I built, and a brushless motor will
>>also be much quieter for indoor use and last a whole lot longer.
>>I purchased a model aeroplane motor - AXi 2826/10 motor (rotating
>>outer housing for better torque and the rotor doesn't throw off it's
>>windings) with an "easy 25" 25amp controller and I need to know how
>>the controller signals are sent from the RF module to the controler
>>and the type of pulses. In the "easy 25" instructions it lists
>>positive pulses at 1.5 ms with a period of 10 - 30 ms. What voltage
>>would these be. "3v - 5v"? and are they continuous pulses. If this is
>>the case then I think it would (maybe)be a case of programming the
>>software to use the 4th axis as the speed controller and inputing the
>>appropriate commands into the G-Code
>>These motors spin around the 10K-20K revs at 12V(and faster) and pull
>>up to 40 amps so the power is there for a small Miller but I am not
>>sure how they would react to a filtered DC power supply with the BEC
>>(Battery Economiser Circuit).
>>The best case scenario would be to just have a switch to turn the
>>thing on and off and if anyone out there has a way of doing this
>>(small circuit board with a pulse module?) then that would be great if
>>they could contact me about doing this or better still post here.
>> If anyone else has any ideas Idea about controlling a brushless motor
>>with a CNC spindle then I will be forever, eternally greatful if you
>>could let me know how you can do this.
>>I haven't found anyone else doing this sort of thing with radio
>>controlled stuff on CNC machines so maybe this will be a first and if
>>it works the we can tell all the other CNC people out there how to do
>>it and I know they will be greatful as brushed motors just aren't
>>cutting it when it comes to running a CNC/engraving job for 9 hours at
>>a time. The brushes wear out after a very short period of time and
>>usually halfway through a job and I know you can all sympathise with
>>
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>this.
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>>Please help.
>>Warm regards
>>Richard.
>>
>>
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>Hi Richard,
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>I think the hobby motor is still being overlooked by most of us.
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>A RC car motor can spin at 25,000 RPM and uses about 9.6 volts. Of
>course, the ones I've seen use brushes, so that is a problem as you
>mentioned. replacement is a PITA.
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>But, I opted for a simple DC motor controller (brushed) instead of
>trying to use the RC variety. first, because it was less than $20.00
>and second, I just didn't want to fiddle with making a circuit to
>interface with the RC stuff.
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>ON Semi has a decent data sheet on the chips to make a controller.
>https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33033-D.PDF
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>I think that there is so little data on motors and the prices are so
>high, that they are still not prime for this market. I just can't
>imagine spending $85.00 for a tiny motor, and then another $85 for a
>speed controller and still have to do something to make it work. I
>currently think there are easier solutions, but will be happy to be
>shown where I'm wrong.
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>Dave
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