Hey all-
I've been working on getting the mechanicals on my X2 done, and I'm within spitting distance of most of it. Now for step #2... Electronics.
I am planning on building a Gecko 590 system, based on the cost effectiveness and stellar quality of their stuff- that's the part I do know. What I don't know is the rest of it. I checked out Kelling CNC's offerings for motors and power supplies, and from what I can glean from the G590 user's manual, I have a few choices to make. I figure for motors, I'll go with the NEMA 23 495 oz/in KL23H2100-4BM. I know its probably a lot more muscle than is really needed for the X2, but I would like to not see stalling if I want to cut the occasional stainless part. For power supply, I'm really confused... I figure the 3 choices I have for max power to the motors is, again from Kelling, the KL600-48 (48V, 12A for $140), the KL300-48 (48V, 5A for $50) or the KL350-48 (48V, 7.3A for $60). What I don't understand is weather the amperage out of the power supply matters or not. I have an enclosure for all the gear once its in house, but I was wondering weather or not a case fan (or series of them) would be beneficial. If so, does anyone have suggestions on how to hook these into the final system?
Does anyone have any suggestions? I've heard some poeple use smaller oz/in motors for the X and Y axes... outside price, is there an advantage to doing that? I'm not looking to make this into a production machine, so while I'd like to have a decent amount of speed, its NBD if its a bit sluggish. Secondly, which of the 3 power supplies would be best for the conversion? The price for me isn't so much of an issue really, I just want to make certain not to burn things out due to my inexperience at this. Does anyone have any suggestions for other distributors for other (and/or better) options for the components?
Thanks-
-Farasien