Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: need information

At 19:58 28/03/2004, you wrote:

>Hello Thom,
>
>I don't think so. Here's more of the reply:
>
> >5 wire motors require a rather special version of drive.
> >
> >But, there are also 3 and 5 phase motors, that all require their own
> >type of drive, that is totally incompatible with the more common
> >2-phase motors.
> >Jon
>
>Since he mentioned 5 phase separately, I thought it might be useful
>to let folks know that 5 wire motors are just unipolar 6 wire motors
>with the commons connected...
>
>Ballendo

Ballendo -

Not always. Sometimes, 5-wire motors are 5-phase motors with the 5 phases
wired in a ring. See:

http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/types.html

But with an Ohm meter it is easy to tell the difference.


Regards,
Tony