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Forum: 701. Motor Drives Fri 06 February 2009, 21:59
Replies: 42
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Posted By Gerald D
That DB9 connector also means that some soldering...

That DB9 connector also means that some soldering needs to be done. That is another potential can of worms, because it is not the easiest soldering for a beginner. It needs some practice and...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Tue 06 January 2009, 21:51
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
Sometimes you want to cut with the tip of an end...

Sometimes you want to cut with the tip of an end mill (for sharp corners), other times cut with the side of the end mill (smoother cut).
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Tue 07 October 2008, 12:12
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
And if you want a 5th drive for an indexer? ...

And if you want a 5th drive for an indexer?

Further, the DB9 connectors for the motors do not appeal to me at all. My experience with DB connectors hasn't always been 100%, and then it has been...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Tue 07 October 2008, 11:53
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
Heath, I have always been comfortable that the...

Heath, I have always been comfortable that the G250 drives are easy to replace, but how easy it to replace the motherboard? If we blow a traditional BOB today, we can replace it with any generic...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Wed 01 October 2008, 04:44
Replies: 42
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Posted By Gerald D
Pablo, when you are cutting wood, you need more...

Pablo, when you are cutting wood, you need more torque to cut the wood at high speed. For low speed cutting, you need very little torque.
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Tue 30 September 2008, 11:05
Replies: 42
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Posted By Gerald D
Marc, Irfan & Brad's posts copied to this...

Marc, Irfan & Brad's posts copied to this thread.
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Fri 08 August 2008, 11:07
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
Theoretically, it will be perfectly happy on a...

Theoretically, it will be perfectly happy on a "full-sized" MechMate with unipolar/half-coil geared motors at 3Amp 40Volt. Could replace the PMDX-122 and 4x G203V's we typically use now. I would give...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Tue 25 March 2008, 10:30
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
BOB has become an acronym for "break-out board",...

BOB has become an acronym for "break-out board", or more fully the parallel port break-out board. An example of a "BOB" is the PMDX-122 (http://www.mechmate.com/forums/showthread.php?t=346).

In...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Mon 18 February 2008, 08:13
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
. . . suddenly I have new respect for it! :D

. . . suddenly I have new respect for it! :D
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Mon 18 February 2008, 06:46
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
Until I know the modularity of this thing a bit...

Until I know the modularity of this thing a bit better, I would be nervous about the maintenance aspects. Right now we can burn a BOB costing $80 and replace it easily. We can see LED's on our BOB's...
Forum: 701. Motor Drives Sun 17 February 2008, 23:01
Replies: 42
Views: 69,283
Posted By Gerald D
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