wanted to find out what the minimum wattage required for a configuration running a RAMPS 1.4 variant, 5 stepper motors (nema 17) , extuder heater at 35W, and a heater bead , all running at 12 V https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237596#msg-237596 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:50:44 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,239073#msg-239073 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,239073#msg-239073 appdev007 Reprappers Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:17:35 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,239069#msg-239069 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,239069#msg-239069
Also I have read that microstepping works more reliably if I supply the stepper motors with 24 volts.
In this case are the driver boards themselves fed with 24 volts, are they designed to cope with that, or where is the boundary between the 12v supply for the electronics, and the 24v supply for the motors?

In theory, I could make my setup work with 3 different power supplies - some of which I may already possess - rather than shell out fresh money for one high-current one?]]> Anonymous User Reprappers Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:30:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237646#msg-237646 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237646#msg-237646 zambianBeng Reprappers Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:32:27 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237640#msg-237640 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237640#msg-237640 NewPerfection Reprappers Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:22:59 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237596#msg-237596 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,237596,237596#msg-237596 zambianBeng Reprappers Mon, 19 Aug 2013 12:20:35 -0400