Re: Servo motors with Geckos get hot when idle.

> One other possibility is that you have binding or tight spots in the
> screw or machine, and the servo drive is trying to move the encoder
> just 1 or 2 counts, but the machine is resisting that move. The loop
> gain is not high enough to break the friction at that point, and so
> the drive applies moderate current to the motor, and it just sits
> there. If the motor has a lot of armature resistance, it will get hot
> in this stalled condition. (This is why I recommend using motors
> with the lowest possible resistance for servo drives.)

No tight spot at all

>
> What motors and encoders are you using?
>
> Jon

I'm using some surplus motors I got from dan mauch with US Digital encoders.

Thanks for the help
Derek