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    Measuring RAMPS Board Stepper Motor Voltage

    Using the attached image, could someone draw where you would place the multimeter probes to measure the voltage of a stepper motor on a RAMPS board?

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    Do you mean this? This link shows where you measure vref for setting current limit on a pololu.

    Otherwise I'd refer to the pololu wiring diagram here. It looks like you can measure the voltage supplied to an individual stepper across the VMOT and GND pins.

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    Got it. Thanks.
    Glad you put in the first link because I found this:

    Set VREF to 0.32V on a genuine Pololu or 1.28V on a Stepstick. That gives a current of 0.8A

    I have the stepstick and would have used the 0.32V if I hadn't read this.

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    Last edited by old man emu; 03-26-2014 at 01:27 AM.

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