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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper?

Posted by Jon Elson
on 2000-05-31 14:24:58 UTC
Darrell wrote:

> A 5 phase stepper has 5 windings (10 wires) instead of 4 windings.

Actually, the Vexta (Oriental Motor) 5 phase steppers (and nobody else
makes
them, I assume due to patent rights) have only 5 wires.

> That
> means it needs a special driver card.

Very definitely so. The only ones I've ever seen are also from Vexta.

Jon

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Darrell 2000-05-31 12:30:24 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Jon Elson 2000-05-31 14:24:58 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? joe 2000-05-31 14:49:51 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Darrell 2000-05-31 15:04:27 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Darrell 2000-05-31 15:26:52 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Robert 2000-05-31 15:39:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Steve Carlisle 2000-05-31 16:25:27 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Steve Carlisle 2000-05-31 16:25:37 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Your Name 2000-05-31 19:55:49 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Jon Elson 2000-05-31 21:33:56 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper? Steve Carlisle 2000-06-01 07:01:07 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What is a 5 Phase stepper?