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What's the purpose of a stepper motor?

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Industrial applications of a stepper motor are in multi-axis machine CNC machines.They are also commonly usd in are used in floppy disk drives, flatbed scanners,and computer printers.

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Difference between a bipolar and unipolar stepper motor?

There are two different winding configurations for stepper motors. A unipolar stepper motor has one winding coil and a center tap which is activated for proper frequency. The bipolar stepper motor is more complex since the winding motion must be reversed to get the proper frequency.


Is steper motor can work without electrical energy?

The correct name is Stepper motor, or Step motor. No, the whole idea lf the Stepper motor is that it works with electricity. Also, the whole idea of motors is to convert energy, so it must use SOME type of energy.


What is the difference between - bipolar and uni polar stepper motor?

The main difference between bipolar and unipolar stepper motors lies in their coil configuration. Bipolar stepper motors have two separate coil windings per phase, allowing current reversal in the coils, while unipolar stepper motors have center-tapped coils which can be energized in one direction only. This means that bipolar motors have stronger torque but require more complex control circuits, while unipolar motors are easier to control but have lower torque output.


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What is the function of a motor?

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Where can i buy a bipolar stepper motor online?

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What type of motor is used in refrigerator?

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What is the type of motor used in hard disk drive?

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Why you use the call delay in case of interfacing of 8085 and stepper motor?

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