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unns_boy

Mon 12 September 2011 06:48

5 phase stepper motor.

Hi, does gecko controller support 5 phase stepper motor?

danilom

Mon 12 September 2011 11:35

Look at their website
http://www.geckodrive.com
, but for a multiphase (more than two) you need a different driver than gecko I think. They are only 2 phase bipolar drives.

domino11

Mon 12 September 2011 12:36

I think you will find it hard to get a good affordable driver for 5 phase motors. There was some discussion on this forum about that a few times. The recomendations were to get some good motors that work well with the gecko drivers. See the motor selection thread for starters.

PEU	Mon 12 September 2011 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by unns_boy

Hi, does gecko controller support 5 phase stepper motor?

it doesn't

If you plan to use these motors, you should consider the cost of it drivers, my intuition says a bipolar motor + driver will cost you less than a 5 phase drive for them.

Pablo

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