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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Good enough, I would say that your
      phase resistance is probably quite close to 5.7 ohms.</div>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">So next step is to find a stepper with
      similar weight, dims, and resistance and take associated
      electrical parameters as a starting point - maybe the bangood
      part.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Assume that any given volume of stepper
      can dissipate similar power. Work out what that might be for the
      bangood unit, then recalculate forward using 5.7 ohms to find
      current etc.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">-mark<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/02/2020 4:37 PM, Michael Dawson
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      <div dir="ltr">The meter measures 0.00 when I short the probes
        together, I didn't have a 4.7ohm resister, lowest I had was a
        10ohm which the meter read as 10ohm.
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        <div>Cheers</div>
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        <div>Michael</div>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at 16:04,
          Mark Atherton <<a href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz"
            moz-do-not-send="true">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br>
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            <div>It's notoriously difficult to measure these kind of
              resistances using the two-wire method, so please double
              check before going any further.</div>
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            <div>Do you have a 4.7 ohm resistor you can read using the
              same meter, just to verify test meter lead resistance</div>
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            <div>or pass a known 200mA thorough the phase (with one
              meter on current in series), and measure voltage directly
              across the phase using a second meter.</div>
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            <div>If you can't do either of the above, what resistance do
              you get when you short the meter's probes together ?<br>
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            <div>slowly, slowly ...</div>
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            <div>- Mark<br>
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            <div>On 24/02/2020 2:42 PM, Michael Dawson wrote:<br>
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              <div dir="ltr">OK Measuring 5.7 ohms through a phase.<br>
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                <div>Does this suggest it's not a 1.33A?</div>
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                <div>Cheers</div>
                <div>Michael</div>
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                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at
                  14:24, Mark Atherton <<a
                    href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz" target="_blank"
                    moz-do-not-send="true">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>>
                  wrote:<br>
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                    <div>So, a bit like <a
                        href="https://www.banggood.com/search/990669.html"
                        target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.banggood.com/search/990669.html<br>
                      </a></div>
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                    <div>Looks like the standard length is 34mm, colours
                      may be standard, and weight is 220g. Allowing 12g
                      for your gear, this all sounds very similar..</div>
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                    Your part number is D42HSC1413B-24, so it looks like
                    the D42 part could be associated with faceplate
                    size.
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                    <div>googling "d42hsc" stepper motor indicates that
                      d42hsc may be the family of the part you are
                      looking for.</div>
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                      <div>The DC resistance of the Bangood part above
                        is 2.1ohms per phase.<br>
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                    <div>If you can measure low resistances with
                      accuracy, see what your resistance is for one
                      phase. Or pass 200mA through a phase and measure
                      volt drop.</div>
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                    <div>-Mark<br>
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                    <div>On 24/02/2020 1:32 PM, Michael Dawson wrote:<br>
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                        <div>4 wires into a 6 wire plug, colours from
                          left looking towards the motor, black, space,
                          red, green, space, blue.<br>
                          Dimensions 42mm x 42mm Faceplate x 33mm depth
                          of motor.</div>
                        <div>232 grams weight including cog, can weight
                          without that is that would help.<br>
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                        <div>Cheers</div>
                        <div>Michael</div>
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                        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 24 Feb
                          2020 at 13:06, Mark Atherton <<a
                            href="mailto:markaren1@xtra.co.nz"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">markaren1@xtra.co.nz</a>>
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                          rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Michael,<br>
                          <br>
                          Welcome aboard.<br>
                          <br>
                          A few parameters which may be useful:<br>
                          <br>
                          - How many wires, what colours<br>
                          <br>
                          - Overall dimensions<br>
                          <br>
                          - Weight<br>
                          <br>
                          Regards, Mark<br>
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                          On 24/02/2020 12:25 PM, Michael Dawson wrote:<br>
                          > I am trying to calibrate the A4988
                          drivers for the stepper motors for <br>
                          > my laser engraver/cutter, using Arduino
                          Uno and the CNC shield, <br>
                          > (because the one that came with the
                          cutter was pirated software and <br>
                          > didn't work how it was supposed to and I
                          want to run laserGRBL anyway).<br>
                          ><br>
                          > The issue I am having is, I have not got
                          the specs for the stepper <br>
                          > motors and aliexpress did not provide the
                          specs.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > I think they are nema17, but the only
                          hint I have to that is that when <br>
                          > I search on the number etched into the
                          motors D42HSC141B-24 I find an <br>
                          > old banggood ad saying they are nema17
                          but if you click on the link <br>
                          > the original ad is long gone.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > I currently have them set to 0.952v when
                          measured connected to the <br>
                          > arduino and cnc shield which is what was
                          suggested, if they were rated <br>
                          > to 1.7A. I'm hoping that is correct for
                          these steppers, so I guess my <br>
                          > question is does anybody have these same
                          steppers and know the specs, <br>
                          > or do they know it they are indeed rated
                          to 1.7A<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Or is there a way to find the Amp rating
                          other than the etching on the <br>
                          > side of the stepper?<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Any help would be much appreciated.<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Oh hi BTW, my name is Michael, one or two
                          of you may know me, I ran <br>
                          > Red Dwarf BBS back in the day, (I just
                          remembered, I had the Red Dwarf <br>
                          > logo display in RIP script when you
                          logged in, pity that never really <br>
                          > took off.)<br>
                          ><br>
                          > Michael</blockquote>
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