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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Unipolar stepper motor driver wiring

From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason@...>
Date: 2005-06-20

On Monday 20 June 2005 08:59 am, Robert Hedan wrote:
> I've done what I believe are improvements to the 12V stepper motor driver
> schematic I had in the Photo section. It's no longer there, I moved it to
> the CNC folder of the Files section.
>
> I've added opto-couplers between the CMOS chips and the transistors,
> lowered the CMOS voltage down to 5 volts and increased the motor voltage to
> 24 volts (which is what my motors are rated).
>
> Comments please on the modifications.

What are you using for driver transistors there?