Re: Bridgport stepper replacement?

> The Z axis on my Bridgeport series I is about to poop out on me. It
> keeps stalling at lower and lower speeds. I'm running a Gecko G201
> driver and would like to know what the best replacement for for this
> motor might be. Theres one on Ebay that looks to me like it might
> work, but if somebody who knows more than I do would be kind enought
> to tell me if it would, I would be most grateful. The link is:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/NEMA34-680oz-in-Bipolar-Stepper-
> Motor_W0QQitemZ260011621504QQihZ016QQcategoryZ78196QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> It ends around 10PM central time, and there are 12 of them if anybody
> else is interested also.
>
> Thanks
> Nathan Clymer
>

Too small, You need about a 900 oz/in motor.

Also reckon in that these are 34 type motors and you have to factor in a conversion plate

John s.