Apr 16, 2014 #1 R raman00084 Full Member level 6 Joined Nov 29, 2010 Messages 362 Helped 2 Reputation 4 Reaction score 2 Trophy points 1,298 Activity points 4,006 i am using l297 and l298 based stepper drive. i got 6 wire unipolar stepper motor, my doubt is that can i convert the unipolar to bipolar by ignoring the two center taped conman pins. does the motor run without any problem?
i am using l297 and l298 based stepper drive. i got 6 wire unipolar stepper motor, my doubt is that can i convert the unipolar to bipolar by ignoring the two center taped conman pins. does the motor run without any problem?
Apr 16, 2014 #2 barry Advanced Member level 7 Joined Mar 31, 2005 Messages 6,341 Helped 1,194 Reputation 2,400 Reaction score 1,390 Trophy points 1,393 Location California, USA Activity points 34,535 Yes, but keep in mind that the characteristics change since you've basically got two inductances in series when you run in bipolar.
Yes, but keep in mind that the characteristics change since you've basically got two inductances in series when you run in bipolar.