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Should I oil stepper motors?

Posted by David J

David J

Should I oil stepper motors?
April 16, 2015 01:47PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 893

Just wondering - I have the usual set of NEMA17 stepper motors on my Prusa i3, and 4 others on a delta I'm currently building.

Should I lubricate them now and again? And, if so, where, and how much?

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AndrewBCN

Re: Should I oil stepper motors?
April 16, 2015 09:04PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 977

Simply put, no.

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David J

Re: Should I oil stepper motors?
April 17, 2015 04:38AM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 893

Thanks - I like simple answers! grinning smiley