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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko drive G201 Questions

Posted by Darrell
on 2000-08-06 13:45:58 UTC
Rick,
I am experimenting with the G201 and Bridgeport power supplies. I will let
you know what I find out as soon as I get my parts back from Geckodrive.
One thing for sure, if you are going to use the Bridgeport transformer for
your power supply, you will have to "buck" the voltage down or your DC
voltage will be too high.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Dulas" <drspiff@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 9:00 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko drive G201 Questions


> Howdy All! I was wandering the net and found Gecko Drives. The NEMA 42
> steppers in my Bridgeport Series I CNC and their 201 [
> http://www.geckodrive.com/g201/ ] drive look like a good match, as the
> steppers are nominally 56v @ 7~8 amps. Having said that, does anybody
> have experience with this unit driving large motors? Any words of wisdom
> to pass on? I've gutted the BOSS 5 control out of my machine and am
> looking to replace it with "modern" electronics.
>
> The PC to output step and direction is already at hand and the machine
> has the factory-mounted motors so I think the last major link is/are the
> drivers. Once I get the machine to move with a simple BASIC program,
> then it is on to finding software to take .dxf or other input files and
> give me output swarf. This machine is a non-profit venture, {that sounds
> so much better than "a hobby machine" <G>} so piddling around with it is
> OK. If anybody sees a fundamental flaw in my reasoning, please let me
> know. It is always better to change the plan before the concrete is
> poured, rather than after.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
>
>
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Darrell 2000-08-06 13:45:58 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Gecko drive G201 Questions