On the matter of your work on a future CP4
“over-current” limiter – would it be possible to use an appropriate in-line fuse
in the CP4 power cable?
Sure you can but it might not blow.
We tested an overcurrent system but ran into issues where the current exceeded the set limits during the start of a slew and sometimes gave false positives. We are working on ways to set the current limit so that it won't trip during short overloads but will trip when something like a pier crash happens. The current sensors are in the CP4, we just need to get the right software configuration and then we'll make it available.
Rolando
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From: 'Joseph Zeglinski' J.Zeglinski@... [ap-gto]
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Sent: Fri, Mar 8, 2019 8:40 pm
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Rolando,
On the matter of your work on a future CP4
“over-current” limiter – would it be possible to use an appropriate in-line fuse
in the CP4 power cable?
For example, using the cigarette lighter plug, which has
a fuse in it – would replacing it with a suitably lower amp rated fuse have
prevented this situation, or would it trip too easily on power surges? Can you
suggest a more suitable fuse rating?
Of course, that would mean having to keep a lot of spare
glass fuses on hand, for such emergencies. Hopefully those would be exceptional,
if proper axis Limits are programed into one’s controllers.
