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From: wrb@ccsitn.cb.att.com (Wally Blackburn)
Subject: Re: Step Motor : No torque!!!
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 1994 13:58:58 GMT
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In article <388ng2$7v@mis.cpc.ku.ac.th>,
Thitipon Satthaporn (M.E.) <b34tst@ku.ac.th> wrote:
>Dear everyone,
>
>	I have built a simple step motor driver using MCT1413 driver IC. 
>The motor is 0.3 A/phase, 24 Volt. I have found that It really have 
>No torque!!.  What is gonna wrong ?. Should I change the driver IC ?
>or change to transister ?.  Please guide me,  
>

Well, how much torque is the motor supposed to have?  Is the motor getting
24V at 0.3A?

How fast are you trying to step it?  A stepper's torque falls off pretty
rapidly with increased step rate.

We can help, but we need a little more detail.

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