On Monday 25 February 2013 11:38:40 Cathrine Hribar did opine: > On Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:28:49 -0500 > > Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> 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 If I has several more, yes, but I only have one left and its a triple stack 425. So I'd druther hang onto it for spares. The 252's are 'double stack' so a bit shorter.
Where are you going to put it, send me a PM with a pix or 3 if you've the time. And I do have some 50 oz singles with an oddball footprint if you just wanted to watch them spin for testing. Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> Our swords shall play the orators for us. -- Christopher Marlowe I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
