Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Stepper motor vs amps per phase question???

>You are correct. A 3 amp rating is for the total motor.
>No, no, no!
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>3 amps per phase is only HALF the total motor-current rating. EACH of TWO
>phases uses 3 amps, for a total of SIX! The phases switch POLARITY, NOT
>"on/off"!
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But remember that is at the motor voltage (usually 1 to 5 volts ) not
the transformer voltage ( 24 to 70 volts)
That is the whole Watts thing again.

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Ron Kline

American Precision Ceramics