Re: AC servos

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Vaughan" <mark@...> wrote:

>
> They are definitely analogue input and your motors at 100W and 200W
> are probably small enough to run at reduced voltage (and thus speed)
> on a gecko,

How can you run an AC servo on a DC servo drive?

>I would use it in analogue mode with a set of pixies P100 cards to
>convert step direction to analogue

I hadn't seen these but I was beginning to wonder why not, that's a
good idea and may open other options, I've seen some of the older
Omron drives go for peanuts so combining them with a pixie might make
a workable solution.

Graham