Greetings everybody; I just spent an hour on wikipedia, and another hour reading everything that google spits out on 3 phase stepper motors, and have not found a convincing argument in favor of 2 phase, other than their ready availability.
I can get off fleabay, 3 phase, 230 volt ac powered drivers in size & voltages suitable to move this lathe with, for a big buck + an if it fits box from the USPO. Those are here, on the left coast. But no one on this side of either pond is stocking the 3 phase version of the motors, and due to their weight, its 2 to 4 weeks, and another 56 bucks or so to get any of them because they are all in China, so an $80 nema 34 is about $140 on my front deck. Close to $250 an axis IOW. So I need to see a decent discussion on the subject before I cut that big a hole in the card. Many thanks for any educational url's on the 3 phase motors you folks can supply. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
