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    Default 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    AT has several 570 oz/in steppers. There are some that are rated at 3.5 amps


    and they have some that are rated at 5 amps
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    How can motors with the same torque have different current ratings and what does that tell me?
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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Look at the inductance, and also the torque curves.

    The higher current motors will have much lower inductance,which means they have more torque at higher rpm, for a given voltage.

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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Quote Originally Posted by tkms002 View Post
    AT has several 570 oz/in steppers. There are some that are rated at 3.5 amps


    and they have some that are rated at 5 amps
    here

    How can motors with the same torque have different current ratings and what does that tell me?
    Thanks

    Pls check specification here. They are different body size and specification:


    https://www.automationtechnologiesin...lat-381-oz-in/

    https://www.automationtechnologiesin...lat-570-oz-in/



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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Quote Originally Posted by automationtechinc View Post
    Pls check specification here. They are different body size and specification:


    https://www.automationtechnologiesin...lat-381-oz-in/

    https://www.automationtechnologiesin...lat-570-oz-in/
    you have 570 in/oz steppers rated at 5 amps and 570 in/oz steppers rated at 3.5 amps.
    I see the 3.5 amp steppers have a much higher inductance but I am not an electronics guy so I really don't know what that means in practical usage.



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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Higher inductance in a stepper means the torque falls off faster at high RPM's (with the same voltage.) So basically, with the same voltage the 5A stepper will be able to run faster than the 3.5A one.



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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Quote Originally Posted by skrubol View Post
    Higher inductance in a stepper means the torque falls off faster at high RPM's (with the same voltage.) So basically, with the same voltage the 5A stepper will be able to run faster than the 3.5A one.
    So all other things being equal lower inductance is always better?



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    Default Re: 570 oz/in steppers with different amp ratings. What does that tell me?

    Quote Originally Posted by tkms002 View Post
    So all other things being equal lower inductance is always better?
    That might be oversimplifying, (quality isn't just determined by power,) but I think you could say will all else equal, lower inductance will mean more torque at higher RPM's..



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