Originally Posted by
Jeff Davis
Information I needed, thanks!
I thought the 251 was just a subset of the 540 in single channel form. And you are correct the stepper is $99, I read the price of the dual shaft version. The wiring and the 5 volt supply would not be a problem, my background is in electronics.
My only concern with the Z axis was what the estimated ipm would be on the Z with a de-tuned 906 oz.
I totally agree with you on the convenience of the 540. That would be almost a plug and play solution.
I would still love to hear some feedback on the fellas that tried the 540 with the detuned 906 oz.
The X1 conversion I did years ago suffers from steppers that have a high inductance and my rapids wont exceed 9 ipm. I am trying to avoid these kind of situations but I also don't want to throw money away for something that I will receive no benefit from.
Your experimental selection of parts still has the most appeal, low price, low inductance of the steppers, ease of assembly. I have a bit of time before the Fusion kit gets here so mabey somebody who has tried it will chime in, on paper it all looks good but nothing beats real world trials.
Again, thanks for the input!
Jeff