Re: [Emc-users] Protection from back EMF?

2018-06-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 14 June 2018 19:40:49 Chris Albertson wrote: > This is a general motion controller question > > A couple days ago I blew up a pair of mosfets What I think happened > was I had a motor going forward then switched to reverse. Basically > slammed over. The motor likely developed

Re: [Emc-users] Protection from back EMF?

2018-06-14 Thread John Dammeyer
8 4:41 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] Protection from back EMF? > > This is a general motion controller question > > A couple days ago I blew up a pair of mosfets What I think happened > was I had a motor going forward then switched to rever

Re: [Emc-users] Protection from back EMF?

2018-06-14 Thread andy pugh
On 15 June 2018 at 00:40, Chris Albertson wrote: > What are people doing with DC brushed motors that work with currents > up to a couple tens of amps? On my RobotWars robot (that had DC motors running hundreds of amps) I fitted off-the-shelf bridge rectifier modules across the motors to dump

[Emc-users] Protection from back EMF?

2018-06-14 Thread Chris Albertson
This is a general motion controller question A couple days ago I blew up a pair of mosfets What I think happened was I had a motor going forward then switched to reverse. Basically slammed over. The motor likely developed it's full stall current of 21 amps. This blew the fuse I had on