Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wiring geckos to stepper motors - common wires to where?

Hi Keith,

DON'T connect the common wires together! Check out the "white papers"
on the Gecko website.

Alan KM6VV

Keith Clark wrote:

> I am wiring the gecko drives with stepper motors with 8 wires. The
> unipolar wiring requires connecting 2 wires together and these are
> labelled common. There is on pair for each phase. Where do the
> common wires from the motor go? I have a common from the Gecko drives
> for each motor that goes to the Campbell board but I don't believe
> that is where the wire from the motor goes. Perhaps these wires
> labelled common just connect together at the motor and do not go
> anywhere else?
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> Thanks,
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> Keith Clark
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