Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 07 December 2008, Len Shelton wrote: >If you read that whole post, you'll share everyone's disappointment. >Apparently there is a bug in that chip that causes incorrect microstep >angles and Allegro is unwilling to admit it or correct it. > Thats a bummer. Maybe they used a funkity motor

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Jon Elson
Ian W. Wright wrote: > Can anyone give me a clue as to whether or not it is > possible to increase the power handling of any of the > microstepping stepper driver circuits available on the web. > I am quite confident you could change the power transistors and current sense resistors on the G

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Ian W. Wright
Thanks all, I had missed that thread on 'the Zone' - I don;t get time to trawl through it very often. I'm excited by Marriss's latest offer on that thread though and hope there is some way I can tap into it. I think I'll also have a play with Emory's ideas and see if I can fry a few 3055's

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 07 December 2008, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: >Perhaps this discussion will offer something to you. > >*New Allegro Bipolar Stepper Driver A3986* >http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24699 > >Opening post suggests 10A at 50V. Have not had the time to read the entire >set of posts. > That

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Emory Smith
, December 07, 2008 10:48 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive > > Perhaps this discussion will offer something to you. > > *New Allegro Bipolar Stepper Driver A3986* > http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=246

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Len Shelton wrote: > Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:55:50 -0600 > From: Len Shelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" > Subject: Re: [Emc-use

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Len Shelton
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 10:48 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive Perhaps this discussion will offer something to you. *New Allegro Bipolar Stepper Driver A3986* http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24699 Opening post su

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Perhaps this discussion will offer something to you. *New Allegro Bipolar Stepper Driver A3986* http://cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24699 Opening post suggests 10A at 50V. Have not had the time to read the entire set of posts. On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Ian W. Wright <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Ian W. Wright
>>How many wires do your motors have? > >Len One has 8, the other 6 so it doesn't really mater whether the drive is unipolar or bipolar. -- Best wishes, Ian Ian W. Wright Sheffield UK "The difference between theory and practice is much smaller in theory than in practice..."

Re: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Len Shelton
How many wires do your motors have? >Len -Original Message- From: Ian W. Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 8:43 AM To: Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive Can anyone give me a clue as to whether or

[Emc-users] microstepping stepper power drive

2008-12-07 Thread Ian W. Wright
Can anyone give me a clue as to whether or not it is possible to increase the power handling of any of the microstepping stepper driver circuits available on the web. There are quite a few designs about such as the PIC microstep project based on PIC chips but they are all limited to about 2A p