Category: Driver Boards
This very quickly is going to turn into a
how to destroy some Fanuc encoders thread so stay tuned for that
I've decided to replace the encoders... this is probably not the answer that future readers are going to want to read, but its the least expensive and most straight-forward approach I can come up with. Either I have a digital problem or a mechanical problem to solve, and the latter is much more manageable with my skill set.
I'm trying to get better at knowing when to take a different path to the finish line. I once spent
months trying to design a DC motor driver (90v 200amps) that ran on 600v 3phase for a Hardinge CHNC lathe based on open source electric vehicle schematics. Long story short, I didn't succeed and blew up a lot of expensive components along the way
Once I finally decided to swap the motor for an AC one and add a VFD, the whole thing was turning in in 2 days!
More to come!