RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DC feedback motor

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> > cadcamcenter@y... wrote:
> Don't know. These are the only info given on an eBay auction item.
> For Gecko 3XX, can I use any old dual shaft stepper, add a quadrature
> rotary encoder to it? Will this turn a stepper into a servo?

No, No, No. A G3X0 will not drive a stepper motor. It is specifically for a
brushed DC servo motor. You can not turn a stepper into a servo motor. You
can use one of the Camtronics Mauch/Kulaga DRO cards with a stepper,
encoder, and EMC to have a closed look stepper system, but it is NOT a
servo.

Tim
[Denver, CO]

> Thanks to all those who responded.
>
> Wow. Great List. Plenty ideas. Plenty smart people (me included)
>
> Peter
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