On Sunday 26 August 2018 08:06:34 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 26.08.18 04:51, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 26 August 2018 03:14:42 Erik Christiansen wrote: > > > For small steppers, I'd rather spend half the money on a BED: > > > > > > https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12859 > > > > > > which admittedly will only do 2A, even if you stick a heatsink to > > > the top of the chip. But at least it responds to each step input > > > given. (I'm not sure if that's the Allegro chip which Gene shies > > > clear of, though.) > > > > > > Erik > > > > Thats a newer chip, and I might even have data on it as I have an > > allegro databook hiding on the shelf above me as I sit here in the > > dark, its not quite 5Am here. But I've never seen or used it, too > > small to interest me. > > TBT, I bought a couple of them for a couple of small steppers I have > lying about - thought they might be useful for a toolchanger or > indexer, but need a round TUIT before starting. Been clearing outdoor > combustibles instead, after digging 40+ meters of uphill ditch for a > new water pipe. Winter's not as dry here as up north in New South > Wales, but there's no hay or straw to be bought on the entire Aussie > east coast, and they're trucking it in from the west coast on road > trains (three semitrailers behind each prime mover). That's a 7,000 km > return trip. A 30,000 ton shipload of wheat has just arrived from the > same source, but they need one a week now to keep the remaining > animals alive. It's a bit stiff for winter, and no-one's looking > forward to summer. We've seen reports of raging fires in USA and > Europe, which is becoming tragically common in summer now, but when we > have 33 waterbombers, 870 > firefighters, and 270 firetrucks on two fires here in the depths of > winter, then it's nigh on not entirely amenable any more. > > Erik
Thats rough Erik. Leads to for sale signs at penny's on the dollar. But then many are in that same boat, sitting high & dry, watching the horizon for smoke that will burn them out. And Trumps big mistake about global warming is a contributor from halfway around this wet rock. The for sale signs will fade away as no one has the means to take advantage of the cheap land. Good luck, to all in range of a fire these days. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
