Originally Posted by ghimpe--  Hello.
I have some 6 wire stepper motors from some old printers. Model: STP-57D101-01, 1,8DEG/Step 3.6V 0.8A.
If i understood corectly from the above posts it should be safe to power them with a much higher voltage. I was thinking 24V. Is this safe or I missunderstood.
And what are the implications in over powering a steper motor? Will it rotate faster? Will it have more power?
Sorry for such noob questions but i'm new to stepper motors.
PS: Realy nice forum, i'll stick here for a while hoping to make me an wood 3 axis CNC. |
Yes you can use 24 volts without a problem. Steppers are powered with 15 to 20 times the their rated voltage. So even if you go up to 36 volts you will be fine.
The key is not to exceed the rated current.
Jason