Hi, I built a project that uses two steppers off of the adafruit motorshield v2. The steppers I'm using can be found here https://www.adafruit.com/products/324. I'm running these with a 12v 1 amp external power supply so these motors will turn the load fine but I need something with more holding torque. Can anyone suggest a motor that I can purchase?
I read that I could run up to a 24 volt 0.5 amp motor but that was with the motorshield v1, does that still hold true for the v2 motorshield? If I do run that voltage and amperage will that up the holding torque or just increase the power to turn the load?
Thanks Mark
Larger Stepper
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Re: Larger Stepper
The V2 motor shield can handle up to 1.2A @ 12v. Power is voltage times current. In general for stepper motors, more power means more torque..
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