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Drive Reduction on the X and Y on Lasers???

Discussion in 'General Talk' started by REdington, Feb 25, 2021.

  1. REdington

    REdington Well-Known
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    I'm getting ready to build a 18" X 36" laser and I see most of the larger lasers coming from China drive reduction on the X and Y axis. In some photos I see they also use nema 23's instead of 17's. My guess is that with larger armatures in the 23's and the reduction, they are more precise. But with reduction, I would have to think that they loose half of their speed. I need to see if this is worth the effort while I'm still in the design phase.

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    Rodney
     
  2. Rob Taylor

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    The reduction is a necessity for servo tuning stability. If you're using steppers, you don't need it.
     
  3. REdington

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    The reduction is a necessity for servo tuning stability. If you're using steppers, you don't need it.


    Thanks Rob.

    I'll just stick with my nema 17 plans then.
     

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