I was able to fire up the HB2 CNC router under its own power today. All I had to do was the tedious task of making up the motor cables. When that was done (actually when the first one was done) I was able to turn on the new power supply and get the steppers to run, just one at first. You have to be a scratch builder to appreciate that very first “come alive”...
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PS2 Power Supply is HOT
I was able to fire up the HB2 (dubbed the PS2 in title) power supply and get a DC voltage reading. For the pictures visit http://thmsblog.tedatum.com/?p=776 . Electronically this power supply / CNC controller is almost exactly the same as the firsts one I built. The HobbyCNC controller is a newer version but all the rest is the same. This one sports a new and smaller cabinet to house all the circuitry and I am using...
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I have a short post over in the THMS Blog about the power supply for the HB2. The component count is low but there are a lot of wires to solder!
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The Hobbyist Machine Shop has its own blog. Here is a view of the static home page. From this page are links to the THMS web site and all the blog entries concerning the the machine and home workshop activities. The heading picture is a slightly stylized real picture of my original mini lath turning down a piece of cast iron with a little oil on it. The “smoke trails from the hot chips make a very...
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