On 22 January 2016 at 20:13, Jon Elson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Wire +24 to all clutch and brake coils.  Wire -24 to the
> common terminal on the relay.
> Wire other ends of all coils to the individual relay
> terminals. This could require some slight rewiring in the
> machine.  But, most likely, the coils don't care about
> magnetic polarity, so you can wire them up either way.

The problem is that I only have access to one end of each coil, the
other end is the gearbox shafts/case.

Through an eBay accident I do have two of the 24V supplies, so a -24V
supply for the clutches and a +24V for the GPIO is an option.

> Common + on the control inputs, so you need a sinking output
> on the Mesa boards.  And, it needs to be set up to go high
> or open-circuit on E-stop so it doesn't engage the clutch
> AND brake at the same time.

Engaging everything at the same time might not be too bad. It will
certainly stop the machine...

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