PSA for those building a system with two IPC-5s
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kb58
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PSA for those building a system with two IPC-5s
I''m running my control box on 240V and have a 10-amp class "C" circuit breaker feeding two IPCs (without servos for now). Powering it up causes the breaker to pop every time. If I disconnect either one, the other powers up fine. Recommend a higher current breaker and/or going to a Class D breaker due to the apparently very large inrush current.
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Gary Campbell
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Re: PSA for those building a system with two IPC-5s
On my systems I use one 10A D curve breaker for each power supply. You need to upsize breakers for inductive loads due to inrush current
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kb58
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Re: PSA for those building a system with two IPC-5s
Thanks, Gary, a beefier breaker is on the way.
Previous hobby, building hard core sports cars. See http://midlana.com/ and http://kimini.com/