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    Putting it all together

    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
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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Zeljkoc View Post
    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


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