Components Case, where to buy? make?

[airbrush]

Components Case, where to buy? make?

I need a case to hold my hardware, 24v power supply, gecko 540 driver and I figured a couple of small 12v fans wired in a series for extra cooling measure.

I'm in Canada, where is good place to find small cases? or just make your own?

thx

[underthetire]

Newark electronics

[DonFrambach]

I bought mine from CNC4PC.com. Works great. Here's a link: CNC4PC

[Harpye]

Custom made mine from 2mm Aluminum some angles + many expansion rivets....

[airbrush]

i'm leaning towards just making my own...after seeing that picture.
Is putting in a couple extra small fans in the case overkill?
Here is the arrangement I was thinking of doing with it. Wiring two 12v fans in a series and hooking it up the power supply as well?

Opinions, suggestions?

thx

[Harpye]

Dependent on how narrow you will get and what power you switch the two fans would make sense but watching your components it surely IS overkill and over noise ( the Meanwell Switching supply already has its own fan)!!!
the 6A Switching suply is probably having less than 50 W losses and the Gecko is also not more so one fan is more than enough
AND - it makes definitely NO SENSE to connect the brushless motors of the two fans including the motor pcb in series. There is usually a stabilized voltage part on the pcb to evaluate the hall sensor signal and to switch the amps, so a series connection of these would make no sense at all!!! There are no brushed motors used within the fans....

Hansjoerg

[gumball]

If it doesn't have to be pretty, get a ammo can, maybe a 50 cal. and blow a hole for the fan, and cut a hole in the bottom for a vent. Most hardware stores have small aluminum vents.

Strong, lockable, but ugly...

[airbrush]

I'm not an electronics expert by any means and will need to be bugging some more experienced people on here on the proper way to set this up and wire it correctly. I assumed 24v output on the power supply would be sufficient for driving the stepper motors? If I wired two 12v fans in a series for 24v then i could just hook straight up to the supply as well?
I was concerned about the heat of the driver...this is my first cnc machine, so there will be lots of learning to do.

So what is the proper voltage to set in order to run the steppers well?
How do you recommend wiring up a single fan? Can I run it off the power supply?

Please keep replies in newbie terms...much appreciated.

thx

[xspyke]

I believe you have a 48 V supply there not a 24V.

[airbrush]

I believe you have a 48 V supply there not a 24V.

I assume you can turn it down with voltage adjustment on the left?

[xspyke]

If you run the motors with the same 24V you won't be using the Gecko at it full potential. Meaning speed and torque. I have the same supply, and I used a cheap "wall wart" to power just the fans.

I assume you can turn it down with voltage adjustment on the left?

[airbrush]

If you run the motors with the same 24V you won't be using the Gecko at it full potential. Meaning speed and torque. I have the same supply, and I used a cheap "wall wart" to power just the fans.

okay, thanks...yah i wasn't sure about that. Was hoping to keep thing a little tidier and contained in one unit. No big deal, I will do the same then and just run it off an adapter.

What voltage should you be running steppers at?
How hot does the gecko get? Or is it nothing to worry about...I will be putting one fan in at least.