Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Camtronics Controller/Motor Temp

phil wrote:

> I'm using the small Camtronics Controller (2Amp) with EMC and am slightly worried about my motor temperatures.
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> I checked the current being supplied in hold and step states and was surprised to see that when EMC is running a program it has the motors that aren't actually being stepped locked with the full current. If I pause the program this still remains so, but if I disconnect the parallel cable between the PC and the controller the current falls back to the setting I selected using the HOLD potentiometer.
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> Is this the correct behavior ?

As far as I know, EMC does not have any provisions for a reduce-current
signal to the drivers. If your drivers have a reduce current input, then you
need to connect that to something that will actually command the drivers
to move or hold mode. Running ALL axes at move mode setting when any
is moving might be a good idea, as the motors may need full current to
hold against cutting forces.

Jon