Ok.. I won't worry too much then.. I doubt they're getting close to 170C Heatsinks do sound like an interesting option though
>-----Original Message----- >From: BRIAN GLACKIN [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 5:36 PM >To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) >Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stepper motor temperatures? > >> >> G540 drops current to 70% when idle automatically. >> >> If you have enabled (or plan to enable) Idle Current Reduction on the >controller, you might want to check how the G540 controller reactivates the >idled axis. On the Hobbycnc controller, the default reset relies on getting >some step pulses from software. With EMC acting in realtime, these initial >pulses result in lost steps. I was able to rework my controller so that EMC >enables and disables the axis eliminating the lost stepping issue. > >As for hot steppers, I have also heard of people connectiong a couple of >heatsinks to passively dissipate the heat. > >Brian >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: >Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. >Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. >Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. >http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb >_______________________________________________ >Emc-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects in the development cycle. Locate bottlenecks in serial and parallel code that limit performance. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devfeb _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
