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Torque (i.e. stalling, missed steps, etc.)

Noise
IP65 RATED MOTORS IPX7 RATED MOTORS VACUUM RATED MOTORS
Vibration/Resonance
NEMA 17 | 1.8 Step Angle NEMA 17 | 1.8 Step Angle NEMA 11 | 1.8 Step Angle
Accuracy & Repeatability
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Outlasting Environmental Elements
HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE
Up to 125 oz-in Up to 125 oz-in Up to 16.6 oz-in
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NEMA 23 | 1.8 Step Angle NEMA 23 | 1.8 Step Angle NEMA 17 | 1.8 Step Angle

5718 5718 4118

HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE

Small stepper motors perfect for applications Up to 294 oz-in Up to 294 oz-in Up to 125 oz-in
(2.08 N-m) (2.08 N-m) (0.88 N-m)
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COMPACT MOTORS
HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE
Up to 1288 oz-in Up to 1288 oz-in Up to 294 oz-in
NEMA 8 | 1.8 Step Angle NEMA 14 | 0.9 Step Angle (9.10 N-m) (9.10 N-m) (2.08 N-m)

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TECHNOLOGY

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HIGH TEMP MOTORS
Up to 4.0 oz-in Up to 16 oz-in
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HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE

Up to 16.6 oz-in Up to 22 oz-in
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HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE Torque Comparison
Up to 42 oz-in Up to 100 oz-in Up to 270 oz-in
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Torque (oz-in)
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HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE
Up to 125 oz-in Up to 125 oz-in The Benefits? 40

(0.89 N-m) (0.88 N-m) 30

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(1.24 N-m) (1.06 N-m) (0.99 N-m) Get Up to The Benefits?
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2.01 Max body length
Less than 2 in No Stalling
overall length Better Heat Dissipation
5718 More Torque with the Same Power Input
E5718 Space Efficient
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Up to 305 oz-in HOLDING TORQUE
(2.16 N-m) Up to 400 oz-in Xtreme Torque 4418S Series Comparison
(2.82 N-m) 1.8 Step Motor, 24vDC, Rated Current, Bipolar, 1/2 Stepping
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35 Lins Standard
HOLDING TORQUE NEMA 34 | 1.8 Step Angle 4118S-02
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Up to 294 oz-in

Torque (oz-in)
x x
(2.08 N-m) 25 Competitor 1
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With Enhanced x Competitor 2

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Up to 1500 oz-in 5 Competitor 3

x
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HOLDING TORQUE
Up to 700 oz-in
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4209 3709 Z417-11

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HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE HOLDING TORQUE

Up to 62 oz-in Up to 16 oz-in Up to 12 oz-in
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SPEED STABILITY GRAPH

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HOLDING TORQUE 0.8
HOLDING TORQUE Yesterdays Standard

Vibration amplitude (Hz)

5704 Up to 16 oz-in Up to 12 oz-in
Reduce
(0.12 N-m) (0.08 N-m) 0.6
Resonance
HOLDING TORQUE Hollow Shaft with up to 11mm ID available! 0.4
Up to 140 oz-in
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416-05/06 NEMA 23 | 0.9 Step Angle 0.0

NEMA 23 | 0.9 Step Angle With Signature Series
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
TECHNOLOGY
Speed (RPS)
HOLDING TORQUE G5709
5609 Up to 7.3 oz-in With Signature Series
STEP ERROR COMPARISON
TECHNOLOGY
(0.05 N-m)
HOLDING TORQUE
HOLDING TORQUE Up to 270 oz-in
Up to 108 oz-in
(0.75 N-m) 416-07 (1.91 N-m)
With Signature Series
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HOLDING TORQUE Increase
Up to 8.4 oz-in Accuracy
(0.06 N-m)
3809V Advanced Signature Series Technology
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HOLDING TORQUE 0 2 4 6 8 10
Up to 22 oz-in Error (arc minutes)
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417 Signature Series Stepper Motors produce less resonance

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MOTOR #2
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Winding
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drawings and specifications Lin can help calculate speed, torque and input
power creating a winding that is specific to
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Available in 4 Stack Lengths
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STEP MOTOR BASICS
ELECTROMATE TIPS ON REDUCING RESONANCE:
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Since step motors rotate by sending current to the different phases in a specific switching sequence
certain speeds and cause a 1st order, 2nd order and sometimes even a 3rd order amplitude at several
each pulse that is sent to the motor must rise and deplete (also known as a current-rise time). At slow
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speeds, each step it takes should have plenty of time to fully rise to 100% current and
speed ranges. A classic example is vibration seen at 1 RPS (the 1st order), and then slightly less
deplete. You will receive maximum power and thus, the reason why torque-speed curves have high vibration at 2 RPS (the 2nd order).
torque at the low speeds. Voltage acts like a means to allow current to flow faster or slower. If you in-
crease voltage, you are pushing the current through the motor windings at a faster rate. Now, instead Below is a graph of a step motors step response or the oscillation that the motor makes just prior to
of only rising and depleting about 50% of the max current, perhaps it has increased to about 60 or 75% settling into the desired position. In this particular graph, the desired position was going from 0 to 0.9
by increasing the voltage. degrees. Overshoot
1.3 J
Below shows a few curves that depict what different voltages and currents do to the STEP RESPONSE 1.2 Xo e
2
t Where = r
and J = inertia
torque-speed curves of several motors. 1.1 Xo r = coefficient of Friction

Position (Degree)
1.0
0.9
This curve shows that current will affect the slower speeds This curve shows that voltage affects the curve at higher speeds 0.8 Torque Stiffness

Step Angle
0.7 dT
LIN ENGINEERING 4118L-04P (1.8 Step Motor) LIN ENGINEERING 8718S-01P (1.8 Step Motor) d
24VDC, 1.7 & 2 Amps/Phase, R208, 1/2 Stepping 24VDC, 2.8 Amps/Phase, Bipolar, 1/2 Stepping 0.6 Frequency = K
J
350
2 Amps Peak 80 vDC, 2.8 A/Ph 0.5
Inertia
1.7 Amps Peak 300 48 vDC, 2.8 A/Ph
24 vDC, 2.8 A/Ph
250 0.240 0.250 0.275 0.300 0.325 0.350 0.375 0.400
Seconds (t)
Torque (oz-in)
Torque (oz-in)

200

150 Although resonance cannot truly be avoided, there are ways to both reduce resonance and shift the
100 resonance to a different speed location altogether. Looking at the equation for the resonant
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frequency, , the two main factors are Torque Stiffness and Inertia. By changing one of these factors,
you can shift the resonance to a lower or higher speed.

Speed (pps), 1 Pulse=0.9 Degree

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000
Speed (pps), 1 Pulse=0.9 Degree
7000 8000 9000
INCREASE OR DECREASE VOLTAGE AND/OR CURRENT
0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 17.5 20 22.5
By changing the input voltage to the drive, or changing the current (Amps) going from the driver to
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Speed (rps) Speed (rps) the motor windings you are essentially altering the torque, and therefore the top numerator of the
frequency equation. If you are able to sacrifice some torque, try decreasing the overall power as this
could help reduce or shift resonance away from your operating point.
EFFICIENCY
An efficiency curve exists for every motor 80 MOTOR #1 INCREASE YOUR INERTIA LOAD
to help ensure that the proper one has been 70 MOTOR #2 When you add more load to the shaft of the motor, you are essentially dampening the vibrations.
selected. The image depicts three different MOTOR #3 Based on the equation, increasing the bottom denominator will shift the resonance to a lower spot.
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motor efficiencies when plotted across a speed
Efficiency (%)

range. Some motors, such as #1, perform at 50 INCREASE MICROSTEPPING

their best only at low speeds while others, such 40 If you have capabilities to increase microstepping from the driver this will force the motor to take
as #3, perform better at high speeds. much smaller steps which will oscillate much less. Reducing the amount of oscillation directly reduces
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the amount of resonance. This method reduces resonance across the entire speed range.
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10 CHOOSE A DIFFERENT MOTOR
If all else fails you may need a different motor. In most cases, the motor is too powerful and causes
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 vibration and resonance since it is expecting to move a much heavier load. Choosing a motor that is
Speed (RPS) more suitable for the job could be the solution. If all else fails try Lin Engineerings Signature Series
line of steppers which are mechanically designed to reduce vibrations for a smoother motion profile.
See page 6-7 for further details.
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