[marshall1]

HI
I first want to say that CNCZONE is the absolute best CNC site I have ever been to, and thanks for any help in advance!!! Now on to the question. I am building a CNC Router and have aquired some NEMA 34 sized Steppers for the axises. The motor that I am planning on using for the Y-Axis Is a Pacific Science E33NRHA-LNN-NS-00, 8.6 Amp BI-POLAR PARALLEL, 35V, Po:168W, AMBIENT:40 C, 1500 RPM. As you can see from the Specs it has a high amp rating. I have been looking at the Gecko 210 Drives but they are only rated to 7 amps. The motor is 2 phase I believe, so is the listed current the sum of each phase and if so do I need a driver that can support 8.6 amps output or only 4.3 amps output?
Thanks again

[H500]

Most motors I've seen specify the current per phase. So the drive need to supply 8.6 amps per phase. Of course you could just use 7 amps if you don't mind a slight decrease in torque.