DC motor PSU

[FrancoB]

Would the Velleman K8004( http://www.velleman.be/common/product.Aspx?lan=1&id=9391 ) be a good and precise way for driving a (Maxon)DC motor?

Thanks a lot!

 

[analog_sa]

be a good and precise way for driving a (Maxon)DC motor

I really wouldn't think so. The only advantage it offers compared to linear regulators is increased efficiency which is pretty much irrelevant in this case.

You can possibly build a nice CCS fed shunt regulator but it seems the best (sonic) results for dc motors are achieved by a simple 317 reg supplied from a battery.

 

[jackinnj]

the K8004 is a good kit if you want to begin to understand the basics of PWM control -- you can also use PWM for myriad applications BUT...

if you are driving a turntable platter PWM is probably NOT the way to go -- while you can tightly control the pulse width through the error amplifier, you are still pulsing the motor so the speed is always accelerating and decelerating a bit -- the integration is provided by mass and velocity of the turntable platter !

the SG3524 or SG3524, coupled with an H-Bridge chip like the LMD18200 or LMD18201 (or equivalent chips from TI and others) are great devices for robotics. http://www.tech-diy.com/jobo.htm

 

[cjunk]

Battery + LM317

You can possibly build a nice CCS fed shunt regulator but it seems the best (sonic) results for dc motors are achieved by a simple 317 reg supplied from a battery.

Could you please provide some references?

Thanks

Carlo

 

[analog_sa]

Somewhere on Teres site you can find a circuit of Manfred Huber's supply. It is a CCS fed shunt reg with a microcontroller providing some non-essential "cosmetic" functions. A pot can easily replace the MC and remove some potential annoyances in the process.

The 317 circuit is just an implementation of the data sheet.

 

[FrancoB]

Ok, here it is:

http://www.teresaudio.com/manuals/schematic.gif

or

http://www.teresaudio.com/manuals/schematic.tif

if you would like to print it.