Maximum length of cable from Tic to stepper?

hi,
is there a maximum length for the cable between a Tic and the corresponding stepper?

rolf meesters

Hello.

We do not have a specification like that for the Tics since it would depend on what size wires you use and how much voltage drop across the wires is tolerable in your application. How far do you expect the Tic to be from your stepper motor in your setup?

- Patrick

Patrick via Pololu Forum schreef op 18-01-2021 23:23:

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Hello.

We do not have a specification like that for the Tics since it would depend on what size wires you use and how much voltage drop across the wires is tolerable in your application. How far do you expect the Tic to be from your stepper motor in your setup?

  • Patrick

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hi Patrick,

in our (art-)installation it could be 10 meters.

rolf

We have not made a setup with the Tics where the motors were that far away from them ourselves, but you will probably be okay if you use thick wires. I would also suggest soldering your wires directly to the Tic’s outputs instead of using the included terminal blocks, and you might measure the voltage drop across your wires once it is set up to make sure it is not too bad.

- Patrick