Working out the windings of the unknown stepper will probably be the hardest thing.
Is it 4, 6 or 8 wire?
The key setting with stepper motors is the current setting.
If you don't know the specs for the motor, find some similar physically sized motors, and try a current rating at the lower end.
Run the motor for 10-20 minutes and see if it's getting warm. If it's still cold after 10 minutes, up the current setting.
Then keep upping the current until it's starting to get noticeably warm after running for 10-20minutes.
In order for the motor to get full current, you'll ideally want to have it physically moving for that period, and disable what Leadshine call Standstill Current (SW4), so the motor is always receiving full current.
Stepper motors will quite happily run with a casing temperature of 60-80degC, however that is after prolonged running. If they're getting that hot within 10 minutes, then drop the current. And if they're getting that hot within a few minutes, then they're probably already cooked and started to demagnetise.
Is it 4, 6 or 8 wire?
The key setting with stepper motors is the current setting.
If you don't know the specs for the motor, find some similar physically sized motors, and try a current rating at the lower end.
Run the motor for 10-20 minutes and see if it's getting warm. If it's still cold after 10 minutes, up the current setting.
Then keep upping the current until it's starting to get noticeably warm after running for 10-20minutes.
In order for the motor to get full current, you'll ideally want to have it physically moving for that period, and disable what Leadshine call Standstill Current (SW4), so the motor is always receiving full current.
Stepper motors will quite happily run with a casing temperature of 60-80degC, however that is after prolonged running. If they're getting that hot within 10 minutes, then drop the current. And if they're getting that hot within a few minutes, then they're probably already cooked and started to demagnetise.
