Putting it all together

[Zeljkoc]

Hello everybody !

Received my Gecko drives yesterday, LA to Sydney in 72 hours, now that is quick delivery !

Now, there are a few things that I would like to clear before I flick the switch;

Is filter capacitor needed on switching power supply ? My power supply is 7.3A 48V so it would be (100000*7.3)/48 = 15208uF 100V. And if capacitor is needed, what value bleed resistor should I put across it ?

Last thing, just to be safe I would like to put a fuse in between the PSU and Geckos. Should I use fast blow 7A or 3.5A (motor rating) fuse ?


Thank you !

Zelko

[dmauch]

A filter cap isn't necessary or needed with those power supplies although if you wanted to add one it would be fine. If you do Use a cap then add a 900 ohm 5 W bleed resistor.

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Originally Posted by Zeljkoc Hello everybody ! Received my Gecko drives yesterday, LA to Sydney in 72 hours, now that is quick delivery ! Now, there are a few things that I would like to clear before I flick the switch; Is filter capacitor needed on switching power supply ? My power supply is 7.3A 48V so it would be (100000*7.3)/48 = 15208uF 100V. And if capacitor is needed, what value bleed resistor should I put across it ? Last thing, just to be safe I would like to put a fuse in between the PSU and Geckos. Should I use fast blow 7A or 3.5A (motor rating) fuse ? Thank you ! Zelko