2M2280N High Voltage Stepper Driver

[ptjw7uk]

I read on the info sheet on these drivers that the normal temperature of a stepper is 80 -90C so quite hot and definately not warm to the touch as others have said.

peter

[Gary]

Stepper motors run very hot and normal operation would be about 60 deg, but with high voltage this temp will go up.

I read on the info sheet on these drivers that the normal temperature of a stepper is 80 -90C so quite hot and definately not warm to the touch as others have said.

peter

[Robin Hewitt]

Stepper motors run very hot and normal operation would be about 60 deg, but with high voltage this temp will go up.

I have a strange notion that they get hotter as the load increases. I could be wrong but I seem to remember mine get hot when I put in a fat ripper and cut uphill through steel. Usually I'm an 8mm dowhill in aluminium sort bloke and my motors run lukewarm.

You'd think it would be the same regardless of loading but I'm starting to wonder if stepper motors might be a black art :naughty:

Whatever, I have the motors, I have the drives, I have fat wires and trunking. If the shrinkwrap arrives tomorrow I will wire them up over the weekend then report back

[Robin Hewitt]

I suppose a sane person would have tried one motor and driver for the smoke test, but not me, all three on one turn of the switch

Aren't I lucky it passed

Bad luck, I've found out how to add movies



Had to take a movie in case it went horribly wrong :naughty: