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Z-Motor Wiring

Posted by KDog

KDog

Z-Motor Wiring
November 16, 2016 05:59PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 98

Hi, I feel like this is a bit of a stupid question but I haven't build a cartesian system for a few years and don't remember how I did it before. I'm going to wire the z-motors in parallel so need to splice the together. Do the cables from both motors need to be the same length?

Thanks,

KDog.

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dc42

Re: Z-Motor Wiring
November 16, 2016 06:05PM

Registered: 10 years ago
Posts: 14,672

The cables do not have to be the same length.

What electronics are you using? Some boards have dual Z motor connectors.

If you do need to splice them then series connection works better than parallel connection in most cases, unless you are using low current high inductance motors.

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KDog

Re: Z-Motor Wiring
November 16, 2016 06:31PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 98

Thanks for the reply. I'm using an Azteeg x5. It only has one connector. Panucatt said to wire the z-motors in parallel as they will be sharing the load and don't really require much current.