Agreed in that you should not use these for drive motors... On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Jacob <[email protected]> wrote:
> Stepper motors are great for things like precision controlled > movements. They are however much lower in torque and speed, and need > expensive controllers or computer control to run them. They might be > ok for small robots, or for the clever person, maybe for a turrent > control. I strongly do not recommend them for locomotion of a heavy > vehicle, basically anything over a maybe 8lbs in weight. Overall, a > stepper motor setup is usually much more expensive as a result of the > required controller, and are not for the electronics faint of heart. > > On May 1, 12:06 pm, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pordon my ignorance, but what is a stepper motor and what would it be > used > > for? > > I dont know much about these things > > > > Aaron F > > > > > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
