taking the back off a stepper

[M250cnc]

I mentioned a complete cover in an earlier post, here is a link for it, it's for size 23 motors only

http://www.cnc4pc.com/Store/osc/prod...roducts_id=296

Phil

[blackburn mark]

nice one phil... to late now, iv wired them up without taking the back off

i did take the back off my 4th axis stepper but the rotor touched the sides, it might be damaged now which would be a downer, it was my quietest motor

[Einar]

If it's a decent quality motor you'll be fine as long as it did not touch violently and you got the lid back on straight. If it makes noise try to turn the back. It usually fits 4 ways, and on really cheap motors it can make a difference.

If you take the rotor out of the housing not using the right procedure the magnets may be weakened. But then again this is not a firm rule.

It is however always a risk, so don't split a stepper or BLDC servo motor for no good reason.