If the temperature of the motors is acceptable there is nothing else to worry about when leaving them on for a long time.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Pugh [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: den 24 november 2010 00:07 > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT: leaving stepppers energized but not moving > > On 23 November 2010 22:58, Christopher Purcell > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Having lately found the Run from line # feature in Axis to be so > useful, I now am > > guilty of stopping a violin carving job on my 3 axis wood router, and > continuing the next day > > Setting feed-hold (or feed-override to zero) might be better. > > Generally stopped steppers get hotter than moving steppers, but that > does rather depend on the drives. Some reduce the current when > stopped. > > -- > atp > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for > grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
