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  1. 02-21-2008, 07:57 AM #1
    Zumba
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    G201, no holding power at idle

    I've got a G201 and a 600-oz in stepper for my rotary 4th axis. It spins fine with plenty of torque, but I'm able to turn it by hand whenever it stops moving. What's going on here?
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  2. 02-21-2008, 12:25 PM #2
    Greolt
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    Do you have the jumpers set for Auto Current Reduction? If so then try it without.

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  3. 02-21-2008, 07:08 PM #3
    CoAMarcus
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    That is indeed going to be a current standby jumper situation. Move the jumper to pins 1 and 5 on the block (the two closest to the capacitor), and see if that solves the problem.

    -Marcus
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  4. 02-21-2008, 07:26 PM #4
    Zumba
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    Aha!

    Thanks.
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