[itolond]

Hi Forum,

environment - hobby setup (not commercial) I have a Sherline 2010 mill and i have placed in a cabinet which also has a basic flood system.

recently i had to replace an axis motor which had basically seized. I put this down to the flood egress into the motor. today I had another motor exhibiting the same symptoms and sure enough- caput.......

the flood director has a magnetic base which sits upon this stepper - does the magnet play any part in the problem ??? it seems odd the Y axis motor is the only one with the problem and this is where the magnetic base sits



any pointers

[awerby]

Stepper motors are magnetic devices. The steps are achieved by turning one set of electro-magnets on and another set off; that drives the motor to the next fixed point in its rotation. I'm not sure why you decided to perch a powerful permanent magnet directly on your motor, but judging from your results, it wasn't a good idea. I'd suggest you find or provide another place to put it.