windell747
Mechanical
- Jun 16, 2005
- 64
Do any of you have experience using 6 lead UNIPOLAR steppers with a gecko drive?
The manual doesnt really say is the gecko drive is for bipolar or unipolar motors. The following is an excerpt from the manual.
"4-wire, 6-wire and 8-wire motor may be used. When 6-wire motors are used, they may be connected in half winding or full winding. This is equivalent to an 8-wire motor connected in parallel or series. If a motor is connected in series or full winding, the motor’s phase current rating is half of its parallel or unipolar rating. The choice depends on the high-speed performance required; a parallel-connected motor will provide twice the power of a series-connected motor at the same power supply voltage."
My UNIPOLAR stepper has 6 leads so im guessing that the gecko can drive it. What does the above excerpt mean?
The manual doesnt really say is the gecko drive is for bipolar or unipolar motors. The following is an excerpt from the manual.
"4-wire, 6-wire and 8-wire motor may be used. When 6-wire motors are used, they may be connected in half winding or full winding. This is equivalent to an 8-wire motor connected in parallel or series. If a motor is connected in series or full winding, the motor’s phase current rating is half of its parallel or unipolar rating. The choice depends on the high-speed performance required; a parallel-connected motor will provide twice the power of a series-connected motor at the same power supply voltage."
My UNIPOLAR stepper has 6 leads so im guessing that the gecko can drive it. What does the above excerpt mean?
