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Stepper not moving
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this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2024
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probably, unless you've managed to get a bad connection or something- just something to look at when you're opening it up to get to the pot. try and see if you can check the voltage specs on the new part, compare it to where its at. It'll save you a lot of grief if you know where it should be before hunting around for it.
Afaik steppers don't care about voltage. It's about current since it's all inductors inducing magnetic fields.
Nearly all stepper drivers deliver a constant current to the motor, or at least, it tries. While the nominal voltage needed for a stepper is essentially "irrelevant", setting the correct voltage determines the current available for the stepper, by the driver. This gets a little different to work out since the current is generally "clipped" or "chopped" as part of the function of the driver. (Ohms law is only really applicable to a stepper motor when it is not moving, btw.)
A minimum voltage is still required to overcome back-EMF.
Without going into the maths, your voltage settings determines your available current, basically.
Steppers require a certain amount of voltage to maintain position, too little and it looses position/starts shifting, too much and it overheats and stutters.
Generally, steppers will only draw what they need, and not more. 3d printers usually have current limiting switched if something goes weird.