Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Compumotor Disaster

Statman Designs, LLC wrote:

> Well, I wired my 8 wire motor in the parallel configuration thanks to the
> help on the list, and hooked it up to my Xylotex drive to test it and see
> how well it works. Except I forgot to make sure that none of the coils were
> shorted to the motor body, and one of them was. As soon as I powered up the
> driver board it was all over, damn. My great deal on a 2-axis slide with 2
> compumotor steppers just got $125 more expensive, and I now have one less
> motor. Good thing I have another Xylotex driver sitting in the drawer ready
> for just such an emergency. I think I will stop playing with my new motors
> until my replacement driver arrives next week. Too bad I sold my old
> Camtronics driver last week, since that would have been the one I tested
> this with.

told you you should have tested those motors with an ohm-meter, this
would have been obvious as one of the coils would have had a resistance
different from the others

> Daniel J. Statman, Statman Designs
> www.statmandesigns.com
> dan.statman@...