Re: Step motor torque

Remember parallel only has half the current
per coil. Depending on where your driver limits
current, you may get better results with the
same current from the driver but applied to
half coil.
-Roman

> > Maybe you are running series full coil? This
> > gives more low speed power but much less
> > high speed power.
>
> The motors are connected as 8-lead parallel which, according to the

graph,

> has about the same torque curve as half coil for the DM-8010 amps.

However,

> the DM-8010's have current cutback inversely proportional to speed.

One

> thing I haven't fooled with is the proportionality constant via a

replacable

> resistor. Might get some improvement if the current peaks at a

lower speed.

> Its possible that I'm never getting enough current to push past 600

RPM.

> I'll look into this and report my findings.
>
> Doug