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Motors and Variable speed drives
News Release from: SmartDrive | Subject: Tamagawa 3692/3682
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 September 2004
World's smallest hybrid stepper motors
The world's smallest hybrid stepper motors, only 20 mm square, available exclusively in the UK from SmartDrive, are ultra-compact, lightweight, and have high torque with high-speed response
The world's smallest hybrid stepper motors, measuring only 20 mm square, are now available exclusively in the UK from SmartDrive The ultra-compact, lightweight motors, manufactured by Tamagawa, are available in 2-phase (3692) and 5-phase (3682) unipolar and bipolar versions, and combine high torque with high-speed response
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 6 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The 2-phase models offer 200 steps of 1.8 degrees each per revolution, while the 5-phase versions offer 500 steps of 0.72 degrees, offering the possibility of 125,000 steps per revolution when used with the matched 250th-step Tamagawa microstepping drive.
Torque levels range from 0.013 to 0.032 Nm for the 2-phase and 0.013 to 0.024 Nm for the 5-phase versions.
Maximum pull-out torque is achieved at around 1000 pulses per second for the 2-phase motors and up to 20,000 pulses per second for the 5-phase models.
The motors are available with lengths of 30 and 46.5 mm, with corresponding weights of 50 and 85 g. Request a free brochure from SmartDrive ...
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