Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] No Torque (power?)

On Thursday 20 May 2004 01:24 pm, Weyland wrote:

> I've tuned the ini file and the motors hum right along
> nicely, but hooked up to the belts, they won't budge a bit.
> Hum and chatter, but no movement.
>
> By themselves, everything runs great, but if I grab the pulley on the motor
> shaft, I can stop it with seemingly light pressure between thumb and
> forefinger.
> (running 40 tooth pulleys on the motors, 20 on the leadscrews)

A bigger pulley on the motor and a smaller one on the leadscrew? Try putting
these the other way around...

> If I had to desribe it, I would say that the seem to not have any torque...

The way you describe having it set up is going to demand twice the torque of
having the motor and leadscrew directly connected.