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echo: rcm
to: MARK CORONA
from: IAN MACAULAY
date: 1996-01-07 07:54:00
subject: stepper motors

06 Jan 96 17:11, Mark Corona was yackin' to Ian Macaulay and said:
 MC>     Usually you have one common wire and a seperate lead for each
 MC> coil.  It sounds like yours only has two completely seperate
 MC> coils.  Probably more trouble than it is worth.
 MC>     The name plate data you gave me gives no hint of what the
 MC> motor needs.  You need voltage and current numbers to even start.
OK I understand. I thought that the pulses sent to the motor made the steps. 
So if I pulsed 4 times the motor would move forward 4 steps and the reverse 
on a reverse polarity or something.  Curses! looks like I chucked a few bucks 
away.
allabes
Ian Macaulay
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