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25 Feb 2011 04:15 #7442 by vw69turbobug
Ok so I'm planning on doing my first cnc retrofit on my enco RF 30. So my question is what's the best setup to run. Here my plan but please feel free to add your own opinion and thoughts. Gonna run 1200ozin for X&Y and a 400 for the z axis with gecko g203 and a cnc4pc c1g board and for the power supply is were I don't know what to run. Any help and recommendations would help alot thanks

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25 Feb 2011 09:57 #7445 by Rick G
Replied by Rick G on topic Re:newbie questions
Hello,

I have had good luck with cnc4pc products and I like the fact that many of thier parts plug into sockets so if something goes wrong you can just plug another in.

You might want to look here..
www.kelinginc.net/index.html
You will need to consider the voltage that your drivers can take, what the motors can use and the amps.
You can also build your own with the proper transformer, rectifier and caps.
Higher voltage helps with acceleration.

Rick G

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25 Feb 2011 17:45 #7454 by vw69turbobug
Replied by vw69turbobug on topic Re:newbie questions
I'm running two 6amp stepper motor and one 3 amp stepper for z axis and the gecko drive are 80volts Max so I'm guessing a 45-70vdc 15amp power supply will be good? ?

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25 Feb 2011 21:12 #7462 by BigJohnT
Replied by BigJohnT on topic Re:newbie questions
It's really better to calculate the voltage needed than guess at it.

wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Stepper_Formulas

I have had good luck with Antek Power supplies.

stores.ebay.com/Antek-inc

John

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