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    Re: Fried a power supply

    You are correct about the voltage limit. I do not have any detailed info on the speed control. It is rated at 80A and can handle 1 to 6 lipo cells
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    Main reason is my motor speed control can only take up to 25v, I have not looked but I know a 24v ac transformer will produce close to 30v dc, I also already have the ps
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    Thank you for the info, I'm going to build the circuit I posted and am looking at switching the 5v control. If I can't do that I will move my relay to the DC side between the ps and the protection...
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    The spindle was still running when I hit the estop. Also my fans were still running. I noticed the burnt ps when I went to reset the system and the ps would not turn on and I started smelling the...
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    would this be a good circuit to build? http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=364942&d=1497491089
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    I am using a lrs-350-24. My driver's are powered by a sperate unregulated supply. this ps is only for the spindle and the cooling fans. The ps runs an electronic speed control that then runs the...
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    Re: Fried a power supply

    Would moving the relay to the DC side eliminate the problem?
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    Fried a power supply

    Hello all,

    I am getting very close to the completion of my new cnc router that i have been building for a couple months. Yesterday I finally started doing a test cut which was to surface my table...
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    Thank you for the info, I may revisit this board and keep it for another project but I decided to upgrade to a more capable set up. I am fairly confident the reg is the problem though.
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    I will look at it when I get off, I think I can rule out the power supply because I had the failure with the unregulated power supply as well. My next test will be with nothing connected to the 24v...
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    for ground i was using the (-) connection for the power supply, the blue wire on the top of the board
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    woodworkerb, if u5 were to be the culprit would it cause u4 to read low? during the last failure i read 3v at the 5v test pad
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    here are some pics of the board. i have circled U4 and U5 in the pic of the bottom of the board. the blue wire on the bottom of the board is pin 9 (usually not connected) im using it for spindle...
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    im confident that the stepper ic's are good, i have positive control of all three axis before and after the failure. the only things that is not working after the failure is the 24v fan port and the...
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    Just ran the machine again for about 5 minutes. U5 reached 150 *F. U4 was sitting at around 70*F. I did not duplicate a failure this time but i shut everything down when i read that temp.
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    Re: hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    thank you for the reply.



    3) Touch the two voltage regulators (U4 and U5) during a 'failure' - are they getting warm/hot? (they should NOT) doing some inspection i noticed that there are dark...
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    hobby cnc ez board trouble shooting help

    Hi all

    I seem to be having a problem with my ez board. This all started when i decided to upgrade my router machine. After building my new machine and starting the setup i am getting some kind of...
  18. Re: Power Supply Malfunctions with the Mean Well LRS-350-24

    i have confirmed that this is a driver board problem not a power supply. i switched back to my original power supply and have the same problem.
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    ok, plunged in my amp meter. i was reading 29v and 2.1A with the machine sitting there. so i adjusted the voltage pot down to exactly 24v and amps stayed the same. the max i could get for amps was...
  20. Re: Power Supply Malfunctions with the Mean Well LRS-350-24

    i have a suitable amp meter from my rc airplanes. ill plug it in and see what it does and report back.
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    Hi all,

    I am in the process of upgrading my small 1ft by 2ft desktop router to a 2ft by 4ft router. My original machine was powered by a home made power supply that used a 24v transformer,...
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    Re: e stop relay question

    so i think i figured it out. the relay board i bought requires a signal going to ground to trigger the relay and also it requires its own 5 volt signal since it is optically isolated. well to solve...
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    e stop relay question

    Hi all while im not totally new to my cnc but still learning. so i have a hobbycnc.com diy router, well that is where is started it is not really that anymore. so i have redesigned the gantry to give...
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    Re: diy power supply question

    here is a pic of the transformer i am using and a couple pics of my power supply enclosure. i am using an old atx computer power supply housing to hold the power supply. i rewired the primaries and...
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    Re: diy power supply question

    thank you for the info i will go and add the other 120 volt coil in parallel. i am now waiting for my mini atx computer case to show up so i an finish my new encloser
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    Yes this is the power supply for the kit. Thank...

    Yes this is the power supply for the kit. Thank you for the info that helps a lot.
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    The transformer has two 120 volt inputs and two...

    The transformer has two 120 volt inputs and two 12 volt outputs with a center 10A wire. I'm only using one of the 120 inputs and the 12 volt lines
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    diy power supply question

    hello all i have a hobbycnc.com router that my friend built and i don't have the wiring diagram for it. so i decided to redo the power supply for the router and stupidly i did not draw out how all...
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    Re: Touch-off plate for CNC router?

    thank you for the reply i did get linux cnc back up and running with the new button but the function still does not work when i click the button i get another error saying that "can not open file...
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    Re: Touch-off plate for CNC router?

    hi all i was wondering if you could help me get my machine going with a touch off plate. i fallowed the instructions on the web sit listed and i though i did everything right but now linuxcnc will...
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