HuFlungDung wrote: Let him buy some steppers and try them out |
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That, unfortunately, is just what he wants to do. The bad part about this I will be the one who has to install them on the machine, re-configure it, try everything to make them successful, and then, when I can't make them do the job, hear how it still must be possible because his theory says so. To top all that off, all this work will have to be done on site (a half-day drive from home) at a customer's facility while trying to make production.
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So, while I have attempted to explain the open-loop nature of the stepper motor, its inability to handle varying loads, and the fact that they are a poor choice for higher motor speeds, he says "They work on my plotter. We should be able to make them work here". My verbal explanations are simply not good enough. Nor, I am sure, will considered opinions from this forum.
That is why I am looking for published documentation.
Steve