Originally Posted by Cartierusm  In another thread in this section someone said this,"Make sure that the motor is wired bipolar parallel. I suspect that even the 4 wire motor is wired serial and that will kill the low speed power. Remember that the torque ratings are holding torque and the torque will drop off as soon as you move the motor. If you are using a 7/8" x 6tpi acme rod you will not have enough torque."
I know this is a different application but will wiring in series kill the low end torque? Thanks. |
Hi, That was me.
Originally Posted by Mariss Freimanis Torque = Amps times the number of turns of wire it passes through. In series, amps pass through twice as many turns of wire as it does in parallel. Only half as much current is needed for the same torque.
Mariss |
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