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the the gecko drive unipolar or bipolar

the the gecko drive unipolar or bipolar

the the gecko drive unipolar or bipolar

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Do any of you have experience using 6 lead UNIPOLAR steppers with a gecko drive?

The manual doesnt really say is the gecko drive is for bipolar or unipolar motors. The following is an excerpt from the manual.

"4-wire, 6-wire and 8-wire motor may be used. When 6-wire motors are used, they may be connected in half winding or full winding. This is equivalent to an 8-wire motor connected in parallel or series. If a motor is connected in series or full winding, the motor’s phase current rating is half of its parallel or unipolar rating. The choice depends on the high-speed performance required; a parallel-connected motor will provide twice the power of a series-connected motor at the same power supply voltage."

My UNIPOLAR stepper has 6 leads so im guessing that the gecko can drive it. What does the above excerpt mean?

RE: the the gecko drive unipolar or bipolar

Hey windell747,
 This is a pretty specialized question... This means unless someone has used a gecko stepper drive(I use the servos myself) with a 6-wire UNI I doubt anyone will want to guess you into letting the smoke out.  Gecko seems to be a really sound company why don't you ask them?  I bet they've been asked everything along these lines!

Sorry I can't give you any other answer.  :(

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