Re: Goldmine servos and Sherline

Hi Ron,

Yeah, wouldn't that be a kick in the back side, $4.95 servo motor,
$99.00 driver plus a power supply. That would be almost as cheap for
a servo system as the stepper system. You are right, they are quite
powerful little buggers. Keep us posted please.

John Guenther

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, Ron Ginger <ginger@s...> wrote:
> I used one of the Goldmine $4.95 servos to try out my gekodrive
modules,
> and they seem rather powerful. Very scientific test- I tried to grab
the
> shaft while it was turning. Anyone tried to do any useful work with
> these? would they run a Sherline?
>
> what is the number of steps per rev?
>
> I would have to build a new coupling and mounting bracket, but I may
> give it a try. Sure would be a cheap solution if it works.
>
> ron