Hello all,
I signed up for this forum years ago. I'm a newbie when it comes to electronics. I have read many forum posts about the MC-60 control board for DC motors. I understand that the MC-60 board is out of date, there are other better ways to control motors.
That being said I have 4 of the MC-60 control boards 2 of them are Rev K. One is Rev K1, and one is Rev G. I downloaded the circuit diagrams and studied it carefully. My motor is a 2.25 HP 130DVC motor which will run about 1100 rpm.
My questions
1. On three of my boards there is no resistor at the position marked R15. One of my boards has this resistor. I've not been able to find it's value nor it's function. The location of R15 is beside the AC1 Blue wire connection for the motor. I am assuming it is related to the power.
2. The choke or a capacitor on the motor. I have read that several people say a Choke will improve the performance of the motor. Some people have recommended a capacitor. I've notice alot of manufacturers use a choke. One of my boards did come with a choke. I hooked it up and did not notice much of a change at all in either noise from the motor or from performance. I'm all for making the motor run better, which should I invest in a choke or a capacitor?
Thanks for the help.
I signed up for this forum years ago. I'm a newbie when it comes to electronics. I have read many forum posts about the MC-60 control board for DC motors. I understand that the MC-60 board is out of date, there are other better ways to control motors.
That being said I have 4 of the MC-60 control boards 2 of them are Rev K. One is Rev K1, and one is Rev G. I downloaded the circuit diagrams and studied it carefully. My motor is a 2.25 HP 130DVC motor which will run about 1100 rpm.
My questions
1. On three of my boards there is no resistor at the position marked R15. One of my boards has this resistor. I've not been able to find it's value nor it's function. The location of R15 is beside the AC1 Blue wire connection for the motor. I am assuming it is related to the power.
2. The choke or a capacitor on the motor. I have read that several people say a Choke will improve the performance of the motor. Some people have recommended a capacitor. I've notice alot of manufacturers use a choke. One of my boards did come with a choke. I hooked it up and did not notice much of a change at all in either noise from the motor or from performance. I'm all for making the motor run better, which should I invest in a choke or a capacitor?
Thanks for the help.