Re: DC motor as replacement for Stepper motor

Smoke,

Yes, you are absolutely correct. At some point in this thread,
someone (Chris S, I think) suggested that since a dc motor could NOT
be used as a stepper directly, maybe its use in a SERVO setup would
meet the original posters' needs...

Hope this helps.

Ballendo

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Smoke" <smoke@t...> wrote:
> It still appears to me your not driving the DC motor as a stepper.
Without
> that encoder, it would appear the motor would not function as a
stepper.
> And with it, it appears to me your operating it more as a servo
system
> rather than a stepper.
>
> Smoke