Hi… im wanting to build a low rider 4 to upgrade my low rider 2… just have a question on the size steeper motors you can use… what is the actual size motor that fits into the motor mounts?.
As i have 2 different size motors
They’re NEMA 17s so they’re 42mm x 42mm. The recommended motors are 84 oz/in and are 48mm long. The BOM also mentions having a 20+ mm shaft length.
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All V1 machines use NEMA 17 motors.
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So one is 2mm to small, and the other far to big… bugger…
Thanks…
I don’t think being 2mm short is actually an issue. When I measured the ones on my LR3 which should work on the LR4, they were 47 mm long.
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Ill add that the only ones where being too short really seems to matter are the ones with the 6 pin socket on the motor for the wiring harness. The ones with the wires hanging out of the motor casing (like the vast majority that I have) are OK with being a bit short.
Maybe a couple MM tall would work too, with caveats of installation might take some creativity.
I wonder if im able to edit the files to allow the taller motors… only reason i got them was because of all the extra weight i had put on the LR2…
Use the taller motor on the X axis, and the sort ones for Y and Z everything will be fine.
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