RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 8 wire steppers, parallel. series or single winding?

Thanks Bob, IIRC they are 5.4 volt running at about 39 volts. That is about
as much as my Camtronics 5AMP drivers will handle. In fact IIRC the spec for
the Camtronics 5AMP drivers is 38 volts.

John Guenther
Sterling, Virginia

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Campbell [mailto:bob@...]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 12:23 PM
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> Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 8 wire steppers, parallel. series or
> single winding?
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>
> John,
>
> Go to www.geckodrive.com and download their white paper on stepper motors.
>
> What voltage are your stepper motors?
>
> Bob Campbell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Guenther [mailto:j.guenther@...]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 5:29 AM
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> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 8 wire steppers, parallel. series or single
> winding?
>
>
> I know this has been addressed before but here goes any way. I
> have some 8
> wire stepper motors, Pacific Scientific NEMA 23's, and I would
> like to know
> what configuration will give the highest speed. I am currently
> running them
> in a parallel configuration which gives plenty of torque but
> seems to limit
> top speed. Would I get higher speed by running single winding
> per phase at
> the cost of torque?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Guenther
> Sterling, Virginia
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