On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:28:49 -0500 Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > On Friday 22 February 2013 21:19:02 Cathrine Hribar did opine: > >> Hi Gene: >> >> How many volts and amps do u have to supply to ur Z axis 3 stack >> stepper? >> >> I need more torque! >> >> Bill > > I'm using the 2M542 driver brick, set at the motors top amps which is for > the motor wired series (they are 8 wire motors) of about 2.9 amps. Voltage > on the lathe is unregulated, about 38 or 39 volts, and 28 volts regulated > on the mill. > > These motors were originally from xylotek as part of a 3 or 4 motor kit (i > bought a 3 first, with 252oz motors, then a 4 pack with 425 oz motors, but > the xylotex boards have long since smoked even if they weren't old enough. > > I haven't measured working force on the lathe yet with its new ball screw > in the Z, but the redesigned Z axis on the mill can push the bathroom > scales to 155 lbs, so drilling a hole is definitely not a problem. > > Cheers, Gene
Hi Gene: Tnx for the info. Is the 252oz motors 3 stack also? Would you be willing to sell one of them? That would allow me to test my rig. I don't need as much force as u do so I think a motor of that size would do. My controller will produce almost the same volt/amp as u describe. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
