Stepper phase bad?
Posted by
cclough@x...
on 2001-11-24 11:51:08 UTC
Hi all,
I have a quick question for you all... I'm running the Gecko 201s and
two Vexta 2 phase steppers. I just got my x-axis completed (sigh) and
hooked up the stepper to power. It worked for about 10 seconds, and
blew a fuse. So I put a new one it... 10 seconds later another fuse.
So I put a new fuse in and check out the stepper without any commands
going to the driver. I could easily turn the drive; a whole lot
easier then I could from the get go. So what I'm wondering is, is it
possible to blow a phase on a stepper? I'm trying to figure out if I
need bigger steppers or what... any suggestions? (Sorry for the run-
ons)
Thanks,
-Chris Clough
Xtech Engineering
I have a quick question for you all... I'm running the Gecko 201s and
two Vexta 2 phase steppers. I just got my x-axis completed (sigh) and
hooked up the stepper to power. It worked for about 10 seconds, and
blew a fuse. So I put a new one it... 10 seconds later another fuse.
So I put a new fuse in and check out the stepper without any commands
going to the driver. I could easily turn the drive; a whole lot
easier then I could from the get go. So what I'm wondering is, is it
possible to blow a phase on a stepper? I'm trying to figure out if I
need bigger steppers or what... any suggestions? (Sorry for the run-
ons)
Thanks,
-Chris Clough
Xtech Engineering