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lukasziwaszkiewiczlukasz.iwaszkiewicz 09/13/2021 at 10:330 Comments

I've replaced (or tested should I say, because in fact I'm about to replace) the motors for different ones. The current model I use are 400 steps JK42HM40-0406 and I was unable to get a smooth and silent operation out of them even though I use the Trinamic's TMC2130 for driving. After come testing I was left with this result table :

Modelrated currentcoil resistancestepsnotes
JK28HS32-06740.67A6.2200small one, smooth
JK42HM40-04060.4A60400nema 17 shorter, jerky, noisy
42STHM48-04060.4A60400nema 17 longer, jerky, noisy
Prusa i3 MK3 XY1A6.5200reference
17HS44011.5A2.4200popular, cheap, smooth

And I've decided to go with the 17HS4401. I don't know why my 400 steps ones caused so many problems, the only culprit is the much higher coil resistance which could make current sensing difficult for the drivers. But I'm not sure. I'd love to hear someone's insight on this. And here is the picture for today, the current state of electronics. I plan to design a dedicated board and hide it inside one of those supports you can see on the both sides of the plotter.

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