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Old 10-06-2015, 08:49 AM
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Gemini FAQs for you...Q21 here. In fact have a good read of all Gemini ! FAQs. Indeed the Gemini 1 Yahoo and Losmany Yahoo fourms are also a good places for information.

You can bet pretty much all questions you have have been previously covered. That said, sometimes finding the info can be ....difficult.

The Plug is a Lumberg 013104, Plug DIN 4 way (just leave the lock ring off), RS here, there are others and Element 14 has these plugs or alternates but RS has free post.

Buy a spare while your at it.

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oh I didn't answer the PSU question....any +12VDC ~ =18VDC PSU. The motors run better at 16~18VDC, in fact any voltage above 12V, the system is designed to run up to 18VDC. Some users run on battery just fine but atm I'm using a computer PSU @12V. I personally don't have an issue running mine at 12V but I've just converted a computer PSU to give 16VDC out to run my system.

Maybe a Laptop PSU with ~16VDC out @ 3~ 4 Amps max out would suit. If not Jaycar has PSUs.

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Also be careful with the Motor DIN connectors. Ensure you put them on the correct way wrt to the DIN socket and plug key. If you don't, you can put +12V on the motor encoder +5V lines damaging the system motor encoder ICs. Just sayin!

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