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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc

Posted by psp@p...
on 2000-06-20 14:52:22 UTC
>minor caution here- dont assume to much about reliabily of motion in
>this mode- steppers with no load on the shaft often dont keep in step. I
>did this with just a tape flag on the shaft so I could see it move, and
>it was sometimes misleading.

This happens when the drive current is too much for the given load. If you
are set up for the typical machine load, and then run the stepper no-load,
it will skip steps due to ringing.

Dial down the current for free air testing.

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Ron Ginger 2000-06-20 14:19:36 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc joe 2000-06-20 14:25:46 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc psp@p... 2000-06-20 14:52:22 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc Tim Goldstein 2000-06-20 15:40:19 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc Steve Carlisle 2000-06-20 18:24:33 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc Dan Mauch 2000-06-21 06:23:44 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc Ron Ginger 2000-06-21 06:58:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: help with steppers etc