controlling a stepper motor?

Aug 10, 2007 2 Replies

I've blown up several printers for scrap metal and parts and I do have a pile of assorted motors. Nearly all of them has 4 wires but I'm not quite sure how to drive it. How is a stepper motor controlled with 4 wires?



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Try google. The Wikipedia description looks pretty good to me.

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Specifically, Google for "bipolar stepper motor".

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looks like a good reference.

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