The power supply is rated 24V I have used a DMM to input 24V at the rated amperage, also yes he does use a fan and my final build will use a fan system but it was only within a few minutes of running the driver the seems to be a fake and cheaply made did it trip something and caused the OC protection on my psu to go off, I used another psu but the chip was fried or something because the psu refused to turn on with the controller connected, my question is if this is to do with the fake the BTS7960 I have is most likely a fake and not well made to handle such current so if I find a real BTS7960 will I be able to handle the motor?
If it is to do with the motor, can I under power it a little to help fit my needs
Fake or not who knows. The problem is that you are using a power supply and not a battery
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Why does a battery change things? Is it because of the voltage or the current or constant voltage?
No, it has to do with the fact that the motor will generate a voltage when you stop or reverse direction and that voltage will add to the power supply voltage and possible burn out the driver. The battery will effectively absorb the excessive voltage thus protecting the driver
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Ah ok, this makes sense , is there any other way like using a fuse or a spare battery to charge up and temporarily store that energy, or are batteries my only option, for example this guy uses a psu with the same type of motor (ignore the title 50nm is like peak it is more around 7nm) https://youtu.be/cHmvsydx924?si=I8GNQiZvMBwu0fgU
He makes no sense. He says the motor will draw 80A max so he uses two drivers in parallel but then only uses a 20A supply
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He says he uses two BTS7960 for peak current at 60 A which draws from the capacitors but he said the motor is rated for 18A therefore we can use a 20A psu according to his logic, what do you think?
I want to expand on using two BTS7960s in parallel, will this help manage reverse voltage going into the power supply? I feel there was a reason the creator used two not just no manage current but mabye to help with reverse voltage?
These youtube guys get paid for doing those videos whether they actually work or not, so just take that into consideration. I'm not a big fan of youtube videos for learning electronics.
However, the one you cite in post #17 made more sense than the second one. He used one driver, a smaller 250W (13.7A) motor and batteries. You used a bigger motor and a power supply.
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So my best option is to use bulky batteries in the build, also how do manufacturers counter reverse voltage there has to be some kind of way to stop the voltage from reversing back or how does thrustmaster or logitehc counter it in thier belt driven wheels if the principles are the same
What type of motor do they use?
What type of driver do the use?
What type of controller do they use?
What ype of power supply do they use?
How can I apply these principles into my build?
Have no idea. What are these principles?
The circuit in the video to stop voltage going back into the power supply
Can you show me this circuit
How can I implement this with the BTS7960
I have sent the picture
Not sure it would work wit a BTS7960.
The DRV8412 is quite different from the BTS7960