Hi,
I went onto the RS website and forund some hight torque steppers heer:
What does it mean 100VAC? What controllers could I use?
mpegjohn:
Hi,
I went onto the RS website and forund some hight torque steppers heer:What does it mean 100VAC? What controllers could I use?
It is written that way because that is the way stepper motors are controlled. The winding current must be reversed to make the stepper armature actually move to the next step. It refers to the output of the stepper motor controller circuit. It does NOT mean the motor is using mains AC for power.
Paul
mpegjohn:
Hi,
I went onto the RS website and forund some hight torque steppers heer:What does it mean 100VAC? What controllers could I use?
That's the insulation rating on the windings I think, expressed in a poor manner.
Any stepper controller with appropriate current handling should do, upto 100V supply is obviously OK.
Stepper controllers for high current are not cheap.
That's RS, for you. But they have a link to the spec sheet, no mention of 100Vac, but there is for insulation resistance to 1000V ac (at normal mains frequency, temperature and humidity)