Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Treadmill motor / PWM vs .SCR

On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 07:14:12 -0000, you wrote:

>Hi Steve,
>
>How bad was it when you tried it as a servo??
>What happens?

Crap - jitter and lack of torque - not surprising as it NEEDS 100V and
more amps than a Gecko can supply.

>BTW I tried to look up the controller and came across this...
>
>"Building a DC Drive for the Bridgeport Spindle"
>http://www.truetex.com/dcdrv.htm

Motors shown there are good DC motors, not $30 surplus treadmill motors
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Steve Blackmore
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