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I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I
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Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in
: , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? What's the application? The 8-32 would be a stronger bolt, with more thread cross-section. But it may not be necessary for whatever you wish to hold. L |
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: 6-32 PS... a lot of heat-sink _component_ mounting hardware comes in M2.5x.45 size, for mounting things like TO-3 and TO-220 packages. That's smaller than 6-32. L |
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On 2015-04-05, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in : , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? What's the application? The 8-32 would be a stronger bolt, with more thread cross-section. But it may not be necessary for whatever you wish to hold. L strength not an issue |
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Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in
: strength not an issue Then one sizes it according to what you want to mount. I mentioned 2.5x.45 metric... some also use 3 x 0.5mm, but even that's smaller than 6-32. If you need to mount through screw insulators (like for mounting a transistor or a floating-case regulator like an LM-317, you may be hard- put to find any insulators that will fit even 6-32... metric has more-or- less filled that market. Lloyd |
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On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 10:34:56 AM UTC-4, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in : strength not an issue Then one sizes it according to what you want to mount. I mentioned 2.5x.45 metric... some also use 3 x 0.5mm, but even that's smaller than 6-32. If you need to mount through screw insulators (like for mounting a transistor or a floating-case regulator like an LM-317, you may be hard-put to find any insulators that will fit even 6-32... metric has more-or-less filled that market. With a rapidly expanding international market where demand for metric outstrips demand for trade (in everyplace but the US), its not surprising. |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:47:14 -0500, Ignoramus10114
wrote: I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? Always tap aluminum that will be stressed ..as course as possible. Particularly in thing sections or places where you will not be using more than 2x/diameter.. of depth |
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On Sunday, April 5, 2015 at 5:47:16 AM UTC-7, Ignoramus10114 wrote:
I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? Either would work, assuming the aluminum is thicker than 1/16 inch.. you never want less than two threads. Be sure to check/flatten the machined surface (I sometimes rub it down with a whetstone) if there's any deformation, or the flat-to-flat heat transfer interface will be compromised. |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:47:14 -0500, Ignoramus10114
wrote: I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? Both are 32 threads per inch, so how is one "less course"? |
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On 4/5/2015 1:40 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
SNIP The upshot is that, with 70% of our economy based on domestic consumption, SNIP 70% of every product purchased in the U.S. is made in the U.S.? Wow, I didn't think it was that high. |
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whit3rd fired this volley in news:07594162-52db-470a-
: Be sure to check/flatten the machined surface (I sometimes rub it down with a whetstone) if there's any deformation, or the flat-to-flat heat transfer interface will be compromised. That would truly be a sin on a nicely anodized heat sink! If it's not flat, it's junk anyway, I guess. Lloyd |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:25:46 -0400, Steve Walker
wrote: On 4/5/2015 1:40 PM, Ed Huntress wrote: SNIP The upshot is that, with 70% of our economy based on domestic consumption, SNIP 70% of every product purchased in the U.S. is made in the U.S.? Wow, I didn't think it was that high. 70% of our GDP is domestic consumption. That's net of imports and exports. -- Ed Huntress |
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Ignoramus10114 wrote:
I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? 6-32 works fine. I do these often. A good, sharp tap (not the horrors from the local hardware store) work quite well. I use "Alum-Tap" from Wibro as a tapping fluid, it is incredible stuff. Makes the tap go in like it was already threaded. Jon |
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Jon Elson fired this volley in
: A good, sharp tap (not the horrors from the local hardware store) work quite well. Oh, I don't know... if I want a 'standard' straight-fluted tap without having to wait, Hansons are pretty good quality. 'Never got a dull one, nor one not accurately-cut. They cut freely and don't leave any more burrs than any other reasonably well-made tap. I prefer spiral-flute taps for most work, because about 3/4 of my stuff is blind holes; but there's nothing wrong with a Hanson tap. That's what ACE carries - carded, one per. I don't know about your local hardware store. LLoyd LLoyd |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:25:46 -0400, Steve Walker
wrote: On 4/5/2015 1:40 PM, Ed Huntress wrote: SNIP The upshot is that, with 70% of our economy based on domestic consumption, SNIP 70% of every product purchased in the U.S. is made in the U.S.? Wow, I didn't think it was that high. On durable goods..I doubt its 25% Gunner |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 14:31:14 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 15:25:46 -0400, Steve Walker wrote: On 4/5/2015 1:40 PM, Ed Huntress wrote: SNIP The upshot is that, with 70% of our economy based on domestic consumption, SNIP 70% of every product purchased in the U.S. is made in the U.S.? Wow, I didn't think it was that high. On durable goods..I doubt its 25% Gunner The dollar percentage of durable goods sold in the US and made in the US was 66.6% in 2010. The overall percentage of dollar value of consumer imports, in all categories including oil, was 11.5%, of which the actual cost was 7.3%. The remaining 4.2% goes to US transportation, wholesaling, and retailing markups. If you follow US manufacturing and trade for a decade or more, you'll realize that almost every popular conception about our manufacturing and trade is wrong. http://www.frbsf.org/economic-resear...made-in-china/ -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:59:56 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in : , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? Both are the same pitch, 32tpi, Ig. So what's your real question? What's the application? The 8-32 would be a stronger bolt, with more thread cross-section. But it may not be necessary for whatever you wish to hold. Yeah, original posters, please don't say what it's _for_. sigh -- When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake. -- Stephanie Barron (Something for the Powers That Be to remember, eh?) |
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6-32 is a course, ie nc, thread. 8-32 is a fine thread, ie nf. The fine
threads do less cutting relative to the screw's major diameter. The 8-32 will be less likely to break than the 6-32 which, in steel, is a consideration. In aluminum probably either one would free of worry. Maybe the 8-32 would be a little freeer. Hul Ignoramus10114 wrote: On 2015-04-05, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in : , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? What's the application? The 8-32 would be a stronger bolt, with more thread cross-section. But it may not be necessary for whatever you wish to hold. L strength not an issue |
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"Ignoramus10114" wrote in
message ... I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? I've never had a breakage problem with good-quality 6-32 taps in aluminum, if that's your worry. If possible I use two flute spiral point (gun) taps in through holes and kerosine etc for the lubricant, and I don't start the tap without some sort of squareness guide, either the mill or a hand-held fixture like this: http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/TapDrillBlock.htm Some people prefer cubical ones. -jsw |
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I learned something cool, I do not need to tap anything! If I drill a
1/8" hole, a 6-32 screw taps it for itself very nicely. i |
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Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in
: If I drill a 1/8" hole, a 6-32 screw taps it for itself very nicely. Not really, Ig. If your 1/8" drill made an accurately-sized hole, it would be a VERY slight threadform.... .1380 in a .1250 hole only leaves about 7- thou of thread engagement. Unless it's only decorative AND the 1/8" drill is tuned up and used right, that's a 'barely holds' situation. The called-out tap drill is #36 (0.1065), meaning about 16-thou of thread engagement, when done right. Lloyd |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com fired this volley
in . 4.170: The called-out tap drill is #36 (0.1065), meaning about 16-thou of thread engagement, when done right. ps... that's all at the 'imaginary' fit of 100% threadform. It's less in practice. Lloyd |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 19:56:51 -0500, Ignoramus10114
wrote: I learned something cool, I do not need to tap anything! If I drill a 1/8" hole, a 6-32 screw taps it for itself very nicely. i In Waspalloy? |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 20:21:40 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com fired this volley in . 4.170: The called-out tap drill is #36 (0.1065), meaning about 16-thou of thread engagement, when done right. ps... that's all at the 'imaginary' fit of 100% threadform. It's less in practice. Lloyd Youd be lucky to get 75% |
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On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 09:30:13 -0500, Ignoramus10114
wrote: snip strength not an issue Have you considered adhesive, even hot melt? Another possibility is drive screws typically used to mount labels on machines. http://tinyurl.com/ov9n6d4 Self tapping? http://tinyurl.com/njbqope suggest rollform [no chips/flakes] square or torx drive. -- Unka' George "Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants, but debt is the money of slaves" -Norm Franz, "Money and Wealth in the New Millenium" |
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On 4/6/2015 11:20 AM, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh wrote:
Not really, Ig. If your 1/8" drill made an accurately-sized hole, it would be a VERY slight threadform.... .1380 in a .1250 hole only leaves about 7- thou of thread engagement. Unless it's only decorative AND the 1/8" drill is tuned up and used right, that's a 'barely holds' situation. The called-out tap drill is #36 (0.1065), meaning about 16-thou of thread engagement, when done right. 1/8" is the specified hole diameter for roll tapping a 6-32. Admittedly, running a screw in, is not exactly proper thread forming, but in some situations, should work OK, if loads are low and servicing not likely. Just as much a factor I'd think, is the probability that the screw crest will deform due to not being hardened, and I believe this more than the hole size would reduce the strength. Jon |
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On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus10114 fired this volley in : If I drill a 1/8" hole, a 6-32 screw taps it for itself very nicely. Not really, Ig. If your 1/8" drill made an accurately-sized hole, it would be a VERY slight threadform.... .1380 in a .1250 hole only leaves about 7- thou of thread engagement. Unless it's only decorative AND the 1/8" drill is tuned up and used right, that's a 'barely holds' situation. The called-out tap drill is #36 (0.1065), meaning about 16-thou of thread engagement, when done right. Lloyd Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! |
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: Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Lloyd |
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"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
. 4.170... Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Lloyd How careful you need to be depends on how close to the rating you are operating. TO-220s aren't fussy at a few Watts but need thermal analysis as you approach 20W. http://www.diyparadiso.com/component...pnotes0899.pdf "Belleville washers, or compression washers are generally considered the preferred method of attachment to a heat sink." -jsw |
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On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Hm, this is a good point, I did not think about it. The story is as follows. My son and I made a robot for a kids homemade robot competition called "robocross". He won his local competitions and we will be going to the Illinois state competition. Since the state competition is so important and there is a chance for him to become semi-famous if he wins it, we decided to make another robot. Here's a picture of it, more or less completed: http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Robocross/ I will hopefully add more pictures and documentation soon. Anyway, if you look at the controller, you see that there is a rechargeable battery attached on the bottom, and a black heatsink attached to the top. There is a hole in the plastic box where the heatsink attaches, and in that hole, there is three positive voltage regulators. One for 10v to drive the lifting arm, and two 5v regulators to drive tracks. The reason for using different voltages is that 10v is too much for the tracks, the robot becomes not controllable. The robot itself is intentionally made to work like a skid steer loader like Bobcat T300. (I have a S300 myself). The competition itself allows only 3 minutes driving time.However, he will spend hours preparing for the competition, and so, the robot needs to be heavy duty enough not to fall apart or burn out during practice. The regulators are KA7810 3-Terminal 1A 10V Positive Voltage Regulator, and two 1.5A 5V L7805CV Postive Voltage Regulators. The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. I had an undersized heatsink (a small copper bar inside) before and it would get very hot. But with this aluminum heatsink, everything is nice and cool. i |
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On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 08:13:53 -0500, Ignoramus32423
wrote: On 2015-04-05, wrote: On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 07:47:14 -0500, Ignoramus10114 wrote: I have an aluminum heatsink that I need to tap , I wanted to know if I should use 6-32 or some less coarse thread like 8-32 would be better? Both are 32 threads per inch, so how is one "less course"? Because of bigger diameter. i A couple of minor points: You can tap aluminum to a higher thread percentage than steel, because it takes so much less force to cut. But there's little advantage to cutting deeper than 70% depth in any material. And two, if you have any old Tapmagic lying around (we who have it hoard it like it's fine whiskey), don't use it on aluminum unless it's the version that says "aluminum." It will boil and form a foul, black gummy mess as it eats your aluminum for lunch. Oh, and one more thing: "coarse" is not "course." d8-) -- Ed Huntress |
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On Mon, 06 Apr 2015 08:40:51 -0500, Ignoramus32423
wrote: On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Hm, this is a good point, I did not think about it. The story is as follows. My son and I made a robot for a kids homemade robot competition called "robocross". He won his local competitions and we will be going to the Illinois state competition. Since the state competition is so important and there is a chance for him to become semi-famous if he wins it, we decided to make another robot. Here's a picture of it, more or less completed: http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Robocross/ I will hopefully add more pictures and documentation soon. That's cool! (Shades of my old Erector set, but many generations ahead.) Anyway, if you look at the controller, you see that there is a rechargeable battery attached on the bottom, and a black heatsink attached to the top. There is a hole in the plastic box where the heatsink attaches, and in that hole, there is three positive voltage regulators. One for 10v to drive the lifting arm, and two 5v regulators to drive tracks. The reason for using different voltages is that 10v is too much for the tracks, the robot becomes not controllable. The robot itself is intentionally made to work like a skid steer loader like Bobcat T300. (I have a S300 myself). I like it! (What, no paint on the tubafore?) The competition itself allows only 3 minutes driving time.However, he will spend hours preparing for the competition, and so, the robot needs to be heavy duty enough not to fall apart or burn out during practice. The regulators are KA7810 3-Terminal 1A 10V Positive Voltage Regulator, and two 1.5A 5V L7805CV Postive Voltage Regulators. The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. I had an undersized heatsink (a small copper bar inside) before and it would get very hot. But with this aluminum heatsink, everything is nice and cool. Great. Good luck to your son. -- When a quiet man is moved to passion, it seems the very earth will shake. -- Stephanie Barron (Something for the Powers That Be to remember, eh?) |
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"Ignoramus32423" wrote in
message ... On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Hm, this is a good point, I did not think about it. The story is as follows. My son and I made a robot for a kids homemade robot competition called "robocross". He won his local competitions and we will be going to the Illinois state competition. Since the state competition is so important and there is a chance for him to become semi-famous if he wins it, we decided to make another robot. Here's a picture of it, more or less completed: http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Robocross/ I will hopefully add more pictures and documentation soon. Anyway, if you look at the controller, you see that there is a rechargeable battery attached on the bottom, and a black heatsink attached to the top. There is a hole in the plastic box where the heatsink attaches, and in that hole, there is three positive voltage regulators. One for 10v to drive the lifting arm, and two 5v regulators to drive tracks. The reason for using different voltages is that 10v is too much for the tracks, the robot becomes not controllable. The robot itself is intentionally made to work like a skid steer loader like Bobcat T300. (I have a S300 myself). The competition itself allows only 3 minutes driving time.However, he will spend hours preparing for the competition, and so, the robot needs to be heavy duty enough not to fall apart or burn out during practice. The regulators are KA7810 3-Terminal 1A 10V Positive Voltage Regulator, and two 1.5A 5V L7805CV Postive Voltage Regulators. The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. I had an undersized heatsink (a small copper bar inside) before and it would get very hot. But with this aluminum heatsink, everything is nice and cool. i If you used an LM317 adjustable regulator for the tracks you could tune the voltage for best performance while retaining control, and waste less of the battery's energy as heat. You could put a knob on the voltage adjustment pot so you have a throttle instead of just on/off control. -jsw |
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On 2015-04-06, Jim Wilkins wrote:
"Ignoramus32423" wrote in message ... On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote: Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : Lloyd, I used those holes to mount TO-220 voltage regulator chips, not for anything structural. worked great! They won't hold with temperature swings, Ig! Put a nut and lockwasher on the backside! Go with me on this... I've done many THOUSANDS of semiconductors on heatsinks, and had both many successes, and every sort of failure you could count -- from taking shortcuts. Shortcuts just never work in a temperature-cycling environment. Hm, this is a good point, I did not think about it. The story is as follows. My son and I made a robot for a kids homemade robot competition called "robocross". He won his local competitions and we will be going to the Illinois state competition. Since the state competition is so important and there is a chance for him to become semi-famous if he wins it, we decided to make another robot. Here's a picture of it, more or less completed: http://www.machinerymoverschicago.com/blog/Robocross/ I will hopefully add more pictures and documentation soon. Anyway, if you look at the controller, you see that there is a rechargeable battery attached on the bottom, and a black heatsink attached to the top. There is a hole in the plastic box where the heatsink attaches, and in that hole, there is three positive voltage regulators. One for 10v to drive the lifting arm, and two 5v regulators to drive tracks. The reason for using different voltages is that 10v is too much for the tracks, the robot becomes not controllable. The robot itself is intentionally made to work like a skid steer loader like Bobcat T300. (I have a S300 myself). The competition itself allows only 3 minutes driving time.However, he will spend hours preparing for the competition, and so, the robot needs to be heavy duty enough not to fall apart or burn out during practice. The regulators are KA7810 3-Terminal 1A 10V Positive Voltage Regulator, and two 1.5A 5V L7805CV Postive Voltage Regulators. The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. I had an undersized heatsink (a small copper bar inside) before and it would get very hot. But with this aluminum heatsink, everything is nice and cool. i If you used an LM317 adjustable regulator for the tracks you could tune the voltage for best performance while retaining control, and waste less of the battery's energy as heat. You could put a knob on the voltage adjustment pot so you have a throttle instead of just on/off control. -jsw Jim, you are right. I actually have several LM317T regulators. I just wanted to take the easy route. I wish that I could somehow have a ramp-up of speed, though, not go from zero to full throttle in an instant. i |
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On 2015-04-06, Jim Wilkins wrote:
If you used an LM317 adjustable regulator for the tracks you could tune the voltage for best performance while retaining control, and waste less of the battery's energy as heat. You could put a knob on the voltage adjustment pot so you have a throttle instead of just on/off control. Oh, and why would LM317 waste less energy as heat? |
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: The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. What you did not say was 1) the raw battery voltage, 2) the current (both peak and average) for the arm 3) the current(ibid) for the tracks. Like Jim said, at only a few watts, nothing's in particular danger here. A star washer works ALMOST as well as a Bellville spring, so long as you don't torque it down flat. Lloyd |
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Tapping 6-32 in aluminum
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: Oh, and why would LM317 waste less energy as heat? It would not. It's a linear regulator, also, and disspates exactly whatever is the drop*current across itself. But it's darned handy for 'tuning' stuff. There is a way, with an LM317 to get a 'soft start'. National Semi shows a circuit or two that does that. Having that constant-current output on the reference lead can give you interesting possibilities. LLoyd |
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Tapping 6-32 in aluminum
On 2015-04-06, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus32423 fired this volley in : The good news is that, as they run, even after a while, the heatsink is only barely warm. What you did not say was 1) the raw battery voltage, 12v nominal 2) the current (both peak and average) for the arm Not sure, not a lot. The arm operates very intermittently. 3) the current(ibid) for the tracks. Not sure what is the current for the 5v tracks, but my best guess is 1.2 amps when driving in a straight line, and about 3A when turning on a dime. Like Jim said, at only a few watts, nothing's in particular danger here. A star washer works ALMOST as well as a Bellville spring, so long as you don't torque it down flat. OK, I will add something. I will also add heatsink paste, I will receive it on Tuesday. I could not find my old one. i |
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