Hello, We have been using the pololu trim pots to limit the current going to the motors to help keep the heat down, I was just wondering if there wasn't another way... .by GrahamLeach - RAMPS Electronics
Hello, Thank you for your quick response. The motors are getting too hot to touch. Is this normal? Should I be worried about burning out these little motors? Graham Leachby GrahamLeach - RAMPS Electronics
Hello, I am interested in driving 5V stepper motors scavenged from old DVD and FLOPPY drives with a stock Arduino + RAMPS 1.4 board. To prevent burning out the motors, I would like to step down the voltage from 12V to 5V without messing up the control information. Any suggestions? Graham Leachby GrahamLeach - RAMPS Electronics
The heat reflector is an excellent tip! I am currently REALLY looking at the heatbed on my Prusa Mendel and if you have any other tips I would love to hear them. For posterity, I'm capturing it all in a running article on my blog My Man the Maker, so the knowledge doesn't get lost in the stream. I'm also busy updating the RepRap wiki as I go along. My plan is to implement a couple of differby GrahamLeach - General