Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mystery Stepper Amperage

hi,

if your motor is 6 wire, the 6V is probably for the half winding. taken the 5 ohms for the half winding, the rated amps for the motor is 1.2A. going higher may destroy the motor.

vajk

acplt2000 wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm just about to start converting my Taig milling machine to CNC and
> have Zylotex Stepper driver good to 35V and 2.5A.
>
> I have some Japan Servo Co. Nema 23 size steppers that have few
> specs. They are 6 wire unipolar and the only spec is 6V. I measured
> the full winding resistance at 10 ohm.
>
> Due to the limitations of the driver I can only go 5 X the rated
> voltage. Can I try 2.5 amps and just check for a warm motor ? How
> would you experts handle a situation like this?
>
> My head is absolutely swimming trying to figure this stuff out by
> searching the archives
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Thomson
> Canada
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