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Submitted by Ty Tremblay on Thu, 09/20/2012 - 11:13

I have a 2 phase 48V stepper motor with a nominal current of 4.2A per phase and a holding torque of 2Nm. The motor is attached to a 16:1 planetary gearbox that is well greased. However, when I move the motor, I can easily stop the motor's movement with my hand.

I am using a DMC-2183 with a 24VDC option and a SDM-20640 powered at 48V.

How can I increase the torque of the motor?

Comments 3

Galil_AndyH on 09/20/2012 - 11:22

Ty,

Set the amplifier gain for that axis to 2 AGn=3 where 'n' is A, B, C etc
This will set the current output to 3Amps/Phase which is the maximum for the SDM-20640.

Ty Tremblay on 09/20/2012 - 11:35

Thank you for the quick response Andy. Unfortunately, setting AGC=2 causes my motor to not move at all. When I don't set the AG, the motor will move.

EDIT: I had forgotten to turn the motor off before attempting to change the AG. Thank you.

Galil_AndyH on 09/20/2012 - 12:22

Ty,

I mixed two and three in my first response.

Set the amplifier gain for that axis to three (not two) AGn=3 where 'n' is A, B, C etc