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This group is for people interested in Geckodrive Inc. motion control products.

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Re: fried G540 and G250 drives
Thanks all for the help, my G540 does have the fuse it is out and I have a new one in place but haven't tested yet. Didn't realise the eyelets behind the fuse
Posted - Sat Nov 21, 2009 2:11 pm
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Re: G540 with Xylotex 425 oz/in steppers
Thanks Jeff - I'm presently using ACME 10 TPI-single start lead screws all around. The X axis is a dual lead screw, with a stepper attached to each.
Posted - Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:26 am
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Re: G540 with Xylotex 425 oz/in steppers
As neither configuration is perfect I would probably use the Bipolar parallel configuration with a 3.5K current programming resistor. In parallel you'll have
Posted - Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:30 pm
 Jeffrey T. Birt
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G540 with Xylotex 425 oz/in steppers
I'm nearing the point of wiring up my DIY CNC router (3 axis/4 steppers). This has been a slow-going project over the past 2 years. And I'm pretty excited to
Posted - Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:22 pm
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Re: fried G540 and G250 drives
Hi Jed, I just checked some of the motherboards in my G540s. The early one don't have fuse. The lasted revision does though. to remove it do the following. 1.
Posted - Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:46 am
 Peter Homann
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