Re: Current and the L298

At 05:36 19/08/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>Is there a easy way to get more current using a L297/L298 chipset? I need
>about 5 amps for the free 200 oz/inch steppers I found.

It is possible to get more current - effectively, you use both halves of a
298 to drive one motor coil, so you need 2 298's per motor. However, it
gives you less than twice the current - about 3 amps if I remember
rightly. The SGS Thompson data sheets detail how this is done - try:

http://us.st.com/stonline/bin/pnsearch.exe

Regards,
Tony