The Kama Sutra of Digital Indigestion

Homo universalis; A man can do all things if he will.

UniPolar vs BiPolar wiring schemes for 2-phase Stepper Motors

Unipolar/Bipolar Connections (2-Phase Motors)

Unipolar and Bipolar Half Coil, because we’re using less turns, doesn’t give us great low speed torque, but because of the low inductance, holds the torque out to high speeds.

Bipolar Series uses the full coil so it gives very good low speed torque but because of the high inductance, the torque drops off rapidly.

Bipolar Parallel also uses the full coil so it gives good low speed performance and its low inductance allows the torque to be held out to high speeds. But remember, we must increase current by 40% to get those advantages.

 

Connections Resistance
(Ohms)
Inductance
(mH)
Current
 (A)
Voltage
(V)
Holding Torque
(oz-in)
Unipolar Same as NamePlate Same as NamePlate Same as NamePlate Same as
NamePlate
Same as NamePlate
Bipolar Series NamePlate X 2 NamePlate X 4 NamePlate X 0.707 NamePlate
X 1.414
NamePlate X 1.414
Bipolar Half Coil Same as NamePlate Same as NamePlate Same as NamePlate Same as
NamePlate
Same as NamePlate
Bipolar Parallel NamePlate X 0.5 Same as NamePlate NamePlate X 1.414 NamePlate
X 0.707
NamePlate X 1.414
Driver Motor
Choices
What to Do How to Do It End Result
Unipolar
(6 Leads)
6 Lead Motor Use as is
(Unipolar)
6 Leads
8 Lead Motor Convert to
Unipolar
Tie yellow and orange together and use AND
Tie white and brown together and use
6 Leads
Bipolar
(4 Leads)
6 Lead Motor Convert to
Series
Tape off yellow and white leads and don’t use 4 Leads
Convert to
Half Coil
Tape off black and red leads OR
Tape off green and blue leads
4 Leads
8 Lead Motor Convert to
Series
Connect yellow and orange and tape off AND
Connect white and brown and tape off
4 Leads
Convert to
Parallel
Tie black and orange together AND
Tie yellow and green together AND
Tie red and brown together AND
Tie white and blue together
4 Leads
Convert to
Half Coil
Tape off black, yellow, red, and white OR
Tape off orange, green, brown, and blue
4 Leads 
1 Nm = 141.6192 oz in
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Testing the new THB6064AH IC… Stay tuned

Testing the new IC from Toshiba, THB6064AH. Going well and will supply updates as I test further. stay tuned. For now I have attached the only instruction and datasheets I have for this chip. Looking to be rock solid and may be my choice for my upcoming DIY Homemade CNC.

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Here’s some links to PDF’s on this IC:

THB6064AH instructions

Differences between THB6064H and THB6064AH

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Slow on updates – New shop renovation

There will be a pause in the update for the next month(s) as my shop moves home. With this move comes a complete renovation of a section of my home. I maybe posting about this as there are many solutions I have to complete that may help others out there.

My first project is/was ripping out 3 old brink molded windows and replacing them. Of course they were special order and it took nearly a month to get these in from Home Depot. It was an interesting learning curve. There has been a lot of down pours the past week so I got 2 complete. 1 more to go.

I think I’ll post Pics and videos on the install and let others tear my work apart. Some others may find it informative

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HP DV9000 – Power Cycling Repairs

Got in an older DV9000 I felt like fixing. Dead as a door nail. No power. No Lights. Power cable held together by tape. So lets dig in and see what we find shall we??? Maybe this will help others as I am assuming this laptop has a series of problems.

UPDATES TO FOLLOW—->

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eBay store is now live!

Items found on this site along with other interesting and not-so-interesting things for trade and purchase.
Please go to digitalPimple’s eBay Store – CLICK HERE.

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Site is in progress… update {one}

Looking to have the final draft of this site complete sometime this month. Check back often to watch it’s progress. You can register and comment.

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The Pimple is coming to a Head.

The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts known generically as Kama Shastra (Sanskrit: Kāma Śhāstra). Traditionally, the first transmission of Kama Shastra or “Discipline of Kama” is attributed to Nandi the sacred bull, Shiva‘s doorkeeper, who was moved to sacred utterance by overhearing the lovemaking of the god and his wife Parvati and later recorded his utterances for the benefit of mankind.

 

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