A stepper motor running so hot it'd soften PLA is running way too hot. Either
adjust how it's being driven or switch to a motor capable of handling the power
without overheating.
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, 12:53:34 PM MDT, Nicklas SB Karlsson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings all you 3d printer users;
> 2; This motor runs uncomfortably hot, and I've not found anything to
> indicate the controller goes into a low current mode at balance, I left
> it running at about 1500 revs for half an hour and cannot lay a hand on
> it to pick it up, and an extended stop didn't seem to cool it any, and
> since that heat will telegraph up the motors 8mm shaft to the PLA, is
> this going to be a life of the sprocket limiting factor because the PLA
> will soften and eventually cold flow to a loose and likely out of
> concentricity warpage?
It is possible to add cooling thin?
...
Nicklas SB Karlsson
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