Is Linear Stepper Motor necessary? (2 replies)
Is Linear Stepper Motor necessary? This is Meng meng@gtwmotor.com from GTW Motor supplier of Linear Stepper Motors, I am thinking is Stepper Motor with Leadscrew necessary for a Reprap builder?
View ArticleCheap unipolar NEMA 17 motors in Québec (1 reply)
I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this, move it to a more appropriate one if needed. I can't seem to find a "good deals" forums. [www.acceselectronique.ca] currently has this motor in...
View Articleideal PG35L, custom spec ? (no replies)
The PG35L are nice geared steppers (search for the tag pg35l on thingiverse) But today I could talk with someone from e-minebea, I was just asking for a price and they offered to eventually tweak the...
View ArticleController for stepper motor bought off Ebay!! (2 replies)
Hi folks, I'm fairly new to electronics and stepper motors and am looking to get started by experimenting with building my own control circuitry for a stepper motor ... (and eventually having a go at...
View ArticleSetting up a controlled paper feeder (5 replies)
This may be an overly ambitious project for stepping my toes into the world of stepper motors, but so be it. I'm looking to build a paper feeder to keep pushing fresh heavy weight sheets out to get...
View ArticleCorrelating ABCD to A+ A- B+ B- (1 reply)
Hi folks, Title pretty much says it all. I understand the convention of A+ A- B+ B-, which maps wires to wire colors on datasheets, and I've confirmed that A and B are in fact A and B with a simple...
View ArticleHelp connecting Astrosyn p700 stepper motor driver (1 reply)
Hey guys I have recently purchased an Astrosyn p700 unipolar stepper motor driver for a project. Im not much familiar with stepper motors and and stepper motor drivers and I was hoping if someone...
View Articlehow to update the reprap wiki? (4 replies)
i was just browsing for more info on steppers, was comparing all the stuff i could possibly buy. the stepper motor lists has a 70Ncm motor in it from makerbot, but from the makerbot website this is no...
View ArticleWire size for NEMA 17's, Current draw? (4 replies)
What is the current draw of a NEMA 17? Can I use CAT5 cable or similar to wire the motors? Or should I use something larger?
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Stepper Motor making weird sound and acting funny (4 replies)
Hi, very new to this 3D printing scene and have worked my way throught this wiki. I am calibrating the motor but the X platter motor is making this high pitch sound every sec like a heart beating. It...
View Articleproblem with hammering noise in stepper motor and not moving X-axis (5 replies)
Hi everybody, Can somebody help in problem with hammering noise in stepper motor and not moving X-axis? Story about Mendel Prusa, and it is - Sprinter latest version, with RAMPS 1.4, and Mega 2560...
View ArticleWould missed steps offset zeroed home position? (6 replies)
I'm troublshooting a 4 axis TB6560 setup. I am running a code that is 50 concentric circles that have an increasing diameter of 2 mm. When running the gcode, the y axis dropping a step in each circle,...
View ArticleMore Motor Problems (13 replies)
So, after buying all new motors, double checking all the connections on my sanguinololu board, and rewiring everything, I am still unable to get my motors to budge. At one point, and only on this one...
View ArticleY skipping (6 replies)
so tonight while printing my Y axis started grinding/skipping after about an hour into a print. The last time this happened was when i first build the printer and i was told to up the current of the...
View Article6 wire unipolar stepper performance (5 replies)
So I just bought a bunch of these [www.mpja.com] for $1 each! They are 12V, 48 Ohm unipolar motors with six wires and a rated torque of 42 oz/in. I am currently playing around with them. Wiring them...
View Articlelower the amperage on steppers? (2 replies)
Hello everybody! I have a couple of questions. I have some steppers and I can't find the datasheet, even from the manufacturer. Maybe the motors are a little old (although mine are new). The label...
View ArticleSteppers too slow (1 reply)
Hey All, I'm using Vexta stepper motors and they're moving way too slowly. I can't seem to pump up the speed on them and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I'm testing with an easy...
View Article10 wires steeper motor (3 replies)
Hello all, I have this 10 wires steeper motor and i would like to use it for my reprap extruder. Can i use this type of steeper with pololu steeper driver ? how to connect it ?? how to find the right...
View ArticleAccelStepper too Slow (1 reply)
Has anyone had problems with the AccelStepper library being too slow? I've been tweaking the acceleration and maxspeed, and I really can't get a stepper above .5 rotations per second. When I do a...
View ArticleApplied Motion stepper configuration (1 reply)
Hi all, I am building a printed 'eggbot' and want to use two steppers that i got recently. The steppers are made by applied motion products and have 8 wires. I can configure the stepper as unipolar,...
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