Unipolar/Bipolar Parallel/Series?!?!?

Greetz All~!

Well, it's been a hectic few weeks in the life department, but
I'm finally getting back to the project.

Did everyone that wanted the spreadsheet get it?

I *finally* got the money together and made a decision on drivers.
I ordered Mariss's G210A drives. (three of'm)

Not only were they helpful and curteous on the phone,
but the damn things got here in under three days,
catching me completely by suprise.
(California to South Florida)

Woo hoooooo~!!!! I have Geckos~!
(Thank you Mariss)

Anyway, I have a few questions on stepper motors and Geckos for you guys.

The motors I have are 8-wire motors.
The schematic of the motor shows what I
think are four coils inside, giving the 8 leads.
These "leads" actually terminate to screw terminals inside the back of the
motors,
which is then covered by a plate and gasket.

Am I correct in assuming that I can just run short jumpers
inside the motor, between screw terminals, to end up with only four
wires coming out of the motor, instead of having all eight coming
out and twisting two wires together at the Gecko?

This may sound like a stupid question, but I have to ask it,
because their are so many seemingly esoteric things I
just don't know about electronics yet.
(like the capcitor in the power terminals if the pwr supply is over 12
inches away???)
( HUH?)

I have more questions, but I'll split them up into different posts.

Thanks for your help,

Weyland