Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] DC motor as replacement for Stepper motor

It sounds to me like your driving the encoder, not the motor.

So with the encoder mounted on the end of the drive screw, how does the
encoder drive the motor?

> Smoke wrote:
>
> > As I understood the question, Ramel asked about using a DC motor as a
> > stepper motor, not as a servo motor. Correct me if I'm wrong but I

don't

> > think you could use a DC motor as a stepper motor.
>
> With the Gecko 320/340 drives and an encoder on the motor, it will do
> everything a stepper will do, only better. The Gecko 320/340 series

counts

> step pulses from the computer, and compares the count to the position
> indicated by the encoder. it applies power to the motor to make the
> encoder follow the step pulses coming from the computer.
>
> Jon
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