Re: Bridgeport Stepper Voltage/Current?

> Anyway, what voltage do the stepper motors on the Brideports run?

I

> intend to remove all of the drives and supplies and replacing them
> with Gecko 201s for now. I was planning on building a new DC

supply

> out of what is left in the box, but wasn't sure what to build it

to.

> Obviously something less than the 80V the Geckos want to see. The
> electrical cabinet now only has test points for +/-5V and +/-12V,
> which I assume are logic leveland not the actual drive voltage.

I have done 3 of them with g201's and about 76volts is the best, you
will get about 100 IPM (I got 123) and they work great!! You are
going to want to put the motors in series on the windings.

Good luck

Brian

PS look out what you cut with a "Hack" saw...