Electric Stapler

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R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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I like the response I get when I ask incomplete questions. :D

Me got an Arrow brand Stapler

It was bought from Ebay and shipped via MyUS.com

Too bad the one who bought never realized it was 120VAC

The FET's are gone. I cannot get the FET's from Aliexpress. :eek:....That was a shocker.
They are rated at 250V. The ones I got are 100V. One N and a P channel.

I replaced the FET and get's fried at 120VAC, No wonder.
I replaced them and tried at 85VAC.
I could get around 20 staples and FET's get fried due to heat.
Motor won't load below 80VAC.

So I am thinking of building one. I can get the desired DC.
But before that just wanna know if I can get my hands on a 220VAC circuit, the original one uses a bridge without a cap and a MOSFET pair plus a μC.
I cannot give 220VAC to the original FET's as they are under rated.
And the ones I can get fries at 120VAC. :(
 

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R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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It is a hall sensor.
5V and VH2 toggles low when magnet passes over.

Time to design one.

I am having a bit of a trouble figuring out how to switch the N-ch MOSFET.
I will be using 2 IRF840 in paralled. A 500V, 8A one. Vgs is ±20V.
I am gonna use F629 for the job. So the drive will be a 5V coupled with an opto.
Input is 80V DC.

I am sketching some idea how to switch on the MOSET to full ON.
I believe the MOSFET might be damaged at 80V gate voltage, right ?

I like any idea if you guys have any.
 
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GopherT

Joined Nov 23, 2012
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Most MOSFETS don't like more than 20v to gate. Add a 10V Zener from Gate to Source. Make sure Gate resistor is sized not to exceed the Zener wattage.

You can also use a simple voltage divider (resistor pair) if supply voltage is known and not spiking from an inductor/motor.
 

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R!f@@

Joined Apr 2, 2009
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I too was thinking of limiting Vgs using a zener.
There will be spiking as I do not have any other voltage source for gate.
 
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