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Which stepper driver card to buy??

Posted by squidsrus85
on 2007-04-02 14:13:29 UTC
Hi people,

Probably a tough question, but I have just added 3 x 150oz/in steppers
to my Sherline mill and now need a driver card.

The motors are 2.26v and 4.6A.

I'd like to use a driver with 5A but have not found anything at a cost
I can afford. Any suggestions on that?

Next idea is to connect the motor in series for 2.3A and that opens up
a bunch of drivers.

Can anyone please recommend any particular boards from experience in
either the 5A or 2-3A ranges.

I did a search here and found mention of a camtronics 5A board but
cannot find it listed on their website., It looks to me they have gone
with Gecko drives instead. I cannot afford 3 of those as much as I
might like to.

Oh, I will be using Mach3 on the PC. Have not bought it yet but next
in line after the driver and power supply.

Thanks for any help.

Dave

Discussion Thread

squidsrus85 2007-04-02 14:13:29 UTC Which stepper driver card to buy?? caudlet 2007-04-02 20:33:52 UTC Re: Which stepper driver card to buy?? David G. LeVine 2007-04-02 22:44:12 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which stepper driver card to buy?? ballendo 2007-04-03 00:43:23 UTC Re: Which stepper driver card to buy?? Stephen Wille Padnos 2007-04-12 22:30:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Which stepper driver card to buy??