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Trying to figure out why I am suddenly failing Indramat HDS drives on our flexographic printing press.
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By Phil Corso on 20 July, 2009 - 6:23 pm -
Responding to Astixjr's 20-Jul-09 (00:55) post... Following are a few questions, that may be...
By William Sturm on 20 July, 2009 - 4:36 pm -
It is impossible to give any specific advice without completely reviewing the system, but I have...
Configuring a servo motor backward and forward direction through a DCS/PLC
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By Ken Emmons Jr. on 20 July, 2009 - 8:37 am -
Normally you would use some kind of motion controller, or at least a
"smart" drive which...
Connecting Yaskawa SGDA servo drive with Galil DMC1800 controller.
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By William Sturm on 19 July, 2009 - 11:03 pm -
I could probably help with the wiring diagrams, but it is more than I can easily do on this forum. ...
By CNC4ME on 19 July, 2009 - 1:47 pm -
Bill,
Thanks for your input. I wrote my own CNC front-end for the Galil controller. I purchased...
By William Sturm on 19 July, 2009 - 12:44 am -
Connecting the wires is just the start. Then you need to configure the Galil card properly, tune...
I am building a full motion flight simulator and I have got hold of a few instruments that i would like to interface and i would like to use steppers and/or servos through com ports or parallel ports...
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By Pierre du Raan on 18 July, 2009 - 9:20 am -
Just found this post a few years later.
If you want to see what we did once we got all the tech...
Moog servo valve models interchangeability
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I did a quick search of control.com and found the following links:
...
By rabia on 17 July, 2009 - 1:53 am -
And actually i don't have a spare of the new servo that is installed on the GT under commissioning....
By Rabia on 17 July, 2009 - 1:20 am -
We purchased a model 700-144E in April from Moog (through contact with Singapore office). however...
You say the one you originally installed failed relatively quickly. You should be contacting Moog...
Our warehouse department contacted one of their sales office in singapore and then they contacted...
This is an excellent question for Moog. Since you've already contacted them, you can contact them...
I am looking for documentation on Indramat MVD1.2-K300 drives.
Help addressing my ATV61 variable speed drive fault
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Did you think about calling your Schneider Electric local service?...
My son's razor E100 scooter stopped working and I believe it's the motor controller.
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By buttereeeze on 15 July, 2009 - 9:39 pm -
A temporary-on bypass switch worked (hate to do it like that for now but I did ride down hill TODAY...
By William Hinton on 12 July, 2009 - 1:37 pm -
There is a surplus electronics store that carries controls, motors and gear systems for various...
By Bill on 11 July, 2009 - 10:34 pm -
>These are simple circuits. I made a schematic. <
Please post a schematic using MCR 100-6...
A question about controlling voice coils using PCM output from a digital servo driver.
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By Davis Gentry on 15 July, 2009 - 4:45 pm -
300 Hz is awfully slow for voice coil control. I've run as high at 80 kHz to get very tight control...
3-Phase fan drive motor - AC or DC?
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By M Griffin on 12 July, 2009 - 1:45 am -
I may know something about that motor. I don't think that too many designs used an external rotor...
AC motor advice, capacitors or windings?
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I'm having a similar problem with an AC motor(s) on a reel to reel tape machine. With no tape...
Need information on how to access source code for QNX applicaton
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By James Ingraham on 8 July, 2009 - 10:32 am -
QNX talks to a LOT of I/O systems. My own preference is to use Modbus/TCP to talk to Ethernet I/O,...
By M Griffin on 7 July, 2009 - 2:59 pm -
National Instruments offers a device driver kit for QNX. It is intended for real time embedded...
By Naresh on 7 July, 2009 - 8:42 am -
Is there any hardware support the QNX software? we are in learning stage about QNX software please...
I know how work DC brushless motor in steady state, but don't know how it runs in first. And does it run in each speed in first time? How do I do it?
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By serkan on 7 July, 2009 - 3:16 am -
Conventionally trapezoidal for high speed, sin for lower speed. It's also about your circuit...
AC Motor Starts Slowly buteventually gets up to rated speed.
high radial vibration at journal bearing of air compressor is adding to our woes
Motor Speed Control
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By Alexandre Lima on 2 July, 2009 - 10:47 am -
It's is possible using a Varible Frequency Drive, or a Drive, it's an electronic device that can...
A question that has been on my mind for some time...
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By M Griffin on 1 July, 2009 - 3:50 pm -
In reply to James Ingraham: I'm not sure what web problems you are talking about, but I have...
By James Ingraham on 30 June, 2009 - 8:56 pm -
"A standard format won't do you much good without standard content."
True. Wanting an...
By M Griffin on 30 June, 2009 - 5:18 pm -
In reply to James Ingraham: A standard format won't do you much good without standard content. A...
By James Ingraham on 29 June, 2009 - 10:00 am -
" ... plcs ... should all have the same software application to cut cost and also to make it...
By e: Why pay for software on 29 June, 2009 - 6:34 am -
Lee,
why does it have to cost that much,nobody asked you to develop such costly software in the...
What electronic parts (MCB, Contactor...) do i need when i am connecting Inverter of Prostar Inverter F1500-G0185T3C to a 3ph AC motor!
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By Frank Robert on 30 June, 2009 - 6:30 pm -
Dear Sir,
I have problem for Prostar inverter typ F1500-G. When I write number 8 in parammeter...
need guidelines regarding simulation (simulink model) of bldc motor
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BLDC motor has few sources of torque ripple related with motor itself or control. Which type of...
sir,
thanks. plz sent the documents in pinky1766 [at] gmail.com. and plz give your email id ...
4 deck lift. Programme set up to compare desired deck with current location
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By Russ K on 29 June, 2009 - 10:34 am -
IF you are solving all logic every scan, reusing a bit will update its status multiple times and...
matlab m file programm as a block in simulink.
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Hi,
MATLAB has well-documented help and examples concerning S-Functions. Visit following folder...
Flow Meter with totalizer and pulse output per litter / gallon
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By Srini on 25 June, 2009 - 9:46 am -
Shree,
The best solutions are:-
1. Integral Orifice with DP (hope the fluid is not high...
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