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  1. Direct drive motor - ATM, Optics and DIY Forum - Cloudy Nights

    Aug 5, 2014 · All motors generate torque but torque motor is the one specifically designed to be operated in constant stalled or nearly stalled state, just like a tracking equatorial mount would do. …

  2. New direct drive mount from Xerxes Scientific - Cloudy Nights

    Dec 28, 2018 · Many of my friends here know that I have been building components for a direct drive mount suitable for large amateur telescopes. I have started a company, Xerxes Scientific, to make …

  3. BLDC Direct drive mount? - Cloudy Nights

    Oct 25, 2023 · Would a direct drive bldc mount be viable. Precise bldc motor control seems like a solved problem with open source controllers like vesc, odrive and simpleroc. Motors also should not be an …

  4. WD-17S harmonic equatorial mounts servo motor direct drive

    May 30, 2023 · WD-17S adopts servo motor direct drive method, which has higher transmission efficiency compared with harmonic equatorial instrument using synchronous belt or planetary wheel …

  5. Stepper motor upgrade - EQ Platform - Cloudy Nights

    Sep 30, 2020 · And connected the motor as a direct drive with a coupling designed for CNC routers. Motor powered by a 12v power supply. And board powered by the same power supply reduced to 5v …

  6. Equatorial Platform Drive systems - Cloudy Nights

    Mar 25, 2013 · I've got my platform figured out and now need to figure out my drive system. I would like to go DC with a direct drive. My platform is going to be a VNS type platform. I do have some basic …

  7. Drive motors for equatorial platforms - Cloudy Nights

    Sep 1, 2007 · Hi Roger, a direct drive stepper is the best option if you can sort out a controller, old 5 1/4" floppy drives had a motor and control board built in :-) I used a 12V dc motor with pw control and a …

  8. Orion SkyviewPro Motor Question - Cloudy Nights

    Sep 14, 2016 · However, if your motor is from the newer Goto package I would be suspicious of the motor. Those are usually direct drive to the worm gear and lack any gear reduction.

  9. Classic worm-wheel gear or Direct Drive MOUNT? - Cloudy Nights

    Oct 12, 2019 · Hi to all,I would like to have feedback from you about direct drive mounts experiences in terms of advantages and disadvantages with respect classical worm wheel geared, and in terms of …

  10. EQDrive and other options - Mounts - Cloudy Nights

    Nov 21, 2017 · I now conduct experiments with low ratio, and this is very good. There was also an experiment on installing the camera directly on the axis of the motor, is a example a tracker with a …