geeetech prusa i3 pro b, with mk8 extruder -> voltage?

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geeetech prusa i3 pro b, with mk8 extruder -> voltage?

Post by muffu » Sun May 28, 2017 3:24 am

hi,
i have a geeetech prusa i3 pro b with a mk8 extruder using a 42SHD0217-24B stepper. how much
voltage can i give the stepper? at the moment it has 1.16 volt, but sometime he loses steps.

greetings muffu

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Re: geeetech prusa i3 pro b, with mk8 extruder -> voltage?

Post by William » Mon May 29, 2017 10:10 am

Hi,the rated voltage of this stepper motor is 3.75V and rated current is 1.5A.
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Re: geeetech prusa i3 pro b, with mk8 extruder -> voltage?

Post by muffu » Tue May 30, 2017 4:10 am

hm
i am not an expert - you mean i can set the screw on the a4988 to 3,75v if i measure from the screw to gnd?
sounds very much compared to the ≈ 0,9v for the x,y,z steppers?

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Re: geeetech prusa i3 pro b, with mk8 extruder -> voltage?

Post by William » Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:30 pm

muffu wrote:hm
i am not an expert - you mean i can set the screw on the a4988 to 3,75v if i measure from the screw to gnd?
sounds very much compared to the ≈ 0,9v for the x,y,z steppers?
No,that's not what I mean.I am talking about the stepper motor.If you mean the A4988,its normal range is 0.8V to 1.2V.
-Keep your mind and try to test it. :)
-Everything will be fun!-Support all Getech printer.
-You can ask me the questions and I will kindly reply.
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