On Jan 22, 2014, at 10:21 PM, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote:

> 570 Oz-In is a lot, but of course, that is only at 
> standstill.  But, they
> should do fine, especially with a belt reduction.  5 A will 
> require the big" Gecko 203 drive.  For that, you might consider Gecko's 
> servo
> motors and our PWM servo drives.  The price would be pretty
> close, and the performance will be a lot better.  I can 
> advise on
> specific models, encoders, etc.

> they have a very affordable size 23 brushless motor, the
> KL23BLS115, good for 180 Oz-In (but that is a RUNNING
> rating, not a standstill rating).  $52 without encoder.
> You can get a good encoder with index from Digi-Key
> for about $38.  I have found this motor to work quite well
> with my servo amps and our Universal PWM Controller.

Hi Jon,

Interesting - yeah works out to around the same price and would be a infinity 
better set up. 

Could I use the PWM Servo Amplifier to drive all 4 axes?

I have had good luck with the encoders Kelling sells - I love that they have 
adjustable CPM. What encoders do you like?

Anything else I need?  Where does one get the connectors for your PWM Panel? 

One last question - how would you recommend going about adding a 5th axis? I 
could live with 4 axes for now manually setting a 5th axis (e.g. tilt - but 5 
would be ideal).

As a side note I have opted to upgrade the ACME screws to a ballscrews as the 
first step.


Thanks,

Jeshua Lacock
Founder/Engineer
3DTOPO Incorporated
<http://3DTOPO.com>
Phone: 208.462.4171


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