Xylotex Boards

[Sanghera]

I mean, I have heard of people running their motors above rated voltage, so if I'm running at 4.8V Bipolar Series and I want more speed, how do I set this without turning up more amps?
Thanks for the information I really appreciate it.

[ger21]

I know what you're asking. As I've already said, you don't have to do anything. The amps stay the same (controlled by the Xylotex) and the motor runs at whatever voltage the power supply is providing. If you use a 24V power supply, the motor runs at 24V.

[Sanghera]

Oh cool, and I have a little adjuster for the voltage on the board, so If I have a 12 Volt supply, that means each motor gets about 4 Volts.
Thanks Gerry and others, you've been a great help to me, not only in this post.
I really appreciate it.

[ger21]

Originally posted by Sanghera Oh cool, and I have a little adjuster for the voltage on the board, so If I have a 12 Volt supply, that means each motor gets about 4 Volts. Thanks Gerry and others, you've been a great help to me, not only in this post. I really appreciate it.

No, not exactly. Each motor will get 12V.Each motor will get whatever voltage the power supply is outputting. The "adjuster" (Vref) on the board is to set the current, 2.07 amps for your bipolar series. With a voltmeter, you need to set the the pot so the voltage measures about 2.9V (2.07x1.44). See the Instructions for more detailed info.

[lancedulak]

The xylotex board will handle 2.5a . Ive seen jeff and others reccomend you run both slightly under. I run mine at about 2.1-2.3 amps ( i forgot the exact number) and 31v with a fan. Its not risking the board because of spikes etc for that extra HAIR of speed or power (think volts=speed amps=power).

[Sanghera]

Thanks.

[Sanghera]

So I just need to do some fine tuning before I get started.
Thanks.

[Sanghera]

I have been playing with my motors for a while now, and was wanting to get some more speed out of them with a little more torque if I can. If I wired these Bipolar Parallel = 4.14 amps or so, and only set them at 2.3 amps, would I get better performace than if I wired them Bipolar Series = 2.07 amps, at 2 amps? Would I get more torque at higher rpm this way or does the +-1.5 amp loss for the Bipolar Parallel wiring tip the scale and make no improvement. Is this possible to calculate?
Thanks.

[ger21]

Originally Posted by Sanghera If I wired these Bipolar Parallel = 4.14 amps or so, and only set them at 2.3 amps, would I get better performace than if I wired them Bipolar Series = 2.07 amps, at 2 amps?

You really need to try it and see if it works better for you.