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Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:52 am
by C6MFG
I was 3/4 of the way through redoing/building drive systems for my little Taig mill, mini lathe and new PM25 mill using Linuxcnc when I discovered the acorn. Ordered one for the new mill.....once it showed up I bit the bullet and decided to order 2 more and make them all acorns. Just finished wiring the enclosures up. The boxes are missing a couple of connectors I'm still waiting for and there are some extra holes from the change of plan (ethernet instead of the DB25). Thought I would share some pics for others trying to wire up theirs. Also if anyone sees any issues with it....please let me know. I purchased the Meanwell power supplies with the additional 5v then wired it's A.C. cord in with the main power supply....hope that is not an issue.
Jason
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:48 am
by midy
Will things not get a little warm in there? It looks pretty tight...
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:58 am
by martyscncgarage
C6MFG wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:52 am
I was 3/4 of the way through redoing/building drive systems for my little Taig mill, mini lathe and new PM25 mill using Linuxcnc when I discovered the acorn. Ordered one for the new mill.....once it showed up I bit the bullet and decided to order 2 more and make them all acorns. Just finished wiring the enclosures up. The boxes are missing a couple of connectors I'm still waiting for and there are some extra holes from the change of plan (ethernet instead of the DB25). Thought I would share some pics for others trying to wire up theirs. Also if anyone sees any issues with it....please let me know. I purchased the Meanwell power supplies with the additional 5v then wired it's A.C. cord in with the main power supply....hope that is not an issue.
Jason
Jason't do you mean you ordered the Dual voltage Meanwell Power supplies that have both 24VDC and 5VDC outputs? If so, likely no problem.
What are the stepper drivers?
Be sure to follow up with a post when you have the machines up and running!
You will be happy you made the move to Centroid!
Where did you source the enclosures from and are they ventilated to let the heat escape from the stepper drivers and power supplies?
Marty
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:26 pm
by C6MFG
Yes...definitely tight...power supplies have some fans and I will add some more ventilation and maybe a PC fan once decide on final mounting location. May look for a larger enclosure if it looks like an issue....just had a hard time finding something that wasn't a huge step up in size. Purchased everything off Amazon but the power supply is the dual 24v 5v Meanwell . Drivers vary but the new mill uses 5056D.
Jason
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:01 pm
by ScotY
I like those enclosures. How is the cover held on? I can't quite figure out what those large white things are. I've been looking for an inexpensive enclosure as well and haven't yet found something I'm happy with.
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:22 pm
by DICKEYBIRD
Neat stuff you have there!
You folks that are looking for enclosures; you cannot beat a Hoffman! They show up used on ebay & sometimes already have DIN rails with terminal blocks, fuse blocks, contactors, etc. It's so nice to use the "real-deal" stuff.
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:34 pm
by C6MFG
The lid is held on with 4 large plastic screws in the corners.
Link to enclosures on Amazon:
http://a.co/8qEr4pi
Jason
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:39 pm
by C6MFG
DICKEYBIRD wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:22 pm
Neat stuff you have there!
You folks that are looking for enclosures; you cannot beat a Hoffman! They show up used on ebay & sometimes already have DIN rails with terminal blocks, fuse blocks, contactors, etc. It's so nice to use the "real-deal" stuff.
Will check them out.....thanks.
Re: Like a squirel preparing for winter..
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 5:56 pm
by cnckeith
nice.thanks for posting.