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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Fuser as Laminator - Result

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2004-02-09

On Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:26:40 -0800 (PST), myke preda
<myke_oltcit@...> wrote:

> congratulation
> cold you post some picture of the equipment? and some schematics maybe?
> the fuser works ok even if you dont use it at full power.think of him as
> a light bulb.
> the new type fusers work at a lower temperature (around 120 celsis) the
> older around 180 celsius.youu could use the original stepper motor to
> drive the fuser.just make a driver for the stepper with L297 and 4 power
> fet transistors.(search the net for milling machines)
>

I did wonder if the light bulb itself likes being operated at below
full power. Some bulbs do not like this. then metal is deposited on the
glass case and it is dead sooner. If someone knows that please tell me..


I have the original motor still, and the gearchain.
it is a brushless DC motor, the controller refuses work.
I'm by coincidence just now working on a model plane
brushless controller, maybe the first prototype may be used for it
(with bigger transistors than in the planes).
you could see it as a strange stepper motor, and drive it
with a fixed pattern synced but i think this is a bad idea.

ST