This pancake bipolar stepping motor from Sanyo has a 1.8° step angle (200 steps/revolution). It offers a holding torque of 1 kg-cm (14 oz-in), and each phase draws 1 A at 4.5 V. This stepper motor’s flat profile (16 mm including the shaft) allows it to be used in places where more traditional stepper motors would be too bulky.
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| Bipolar stepper motor wires are terminated with bare leads. |
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| Sanyo bipolar stepper motor wiring diagram. |
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Overview
This pancake bipolar stepping motor from Sanyo has a 1.8° step angle (200 steps/revolution) and a holding torque of 1 kg-cm (14 oz-in). Each phase draws 1 A at 4.5 V. The motor has four color-coded wires terminated with bare leads: red and yellow connect to one coil; orange and blue connect to the other. It can be controlled by a pair of suitable H-bridges (one for each coil), but we recommend using a bipolar stepper motor driver. For more information, see the datasheet (352k pdf).
Our 5mm universal mounting hub can be used to mount objects on the stepper motor’s 5mm-diameter output shaft.
Specifications
- Size: 50 mm square x 11 mm, not including the shaft
- Weight: 90 g (3.2 oz)
- Shaft diameter: 5 mm
- Steps per revolution: 200
- Current rating: 1 A per coil
- Voltage rating: 4.5 V
- Resistance: 4.5 Ohm per coil
- Holding torque: 1 kg-cm (14 oz-in)
- Inductance: 1.8 mH per coil
- Lead length: 11 in
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| Pull-out torque of the Sanyo 50×11mm pancake stepper motor. |
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Dimensions
The following diagram shows the stepper motor dimensions in mm. The dimension labeled “L” is 11 mm. The output shaft has a length of 5 mm and a diameter of 5 mm.
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| Bottom view of the 50×11mm Sanyo pancake stepper motor. |
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Stepper Motor Applications
Stepper motors are generally used in a variety of applications where precise position control is desirable and the cost or complexity of a feedback control system is unwarranted. Here are a few applications where stepper motors are often found:
- Printers
- CNC machines
- 3D printer/prototyping machines
- Laser cutters
- Pick and place machines
- Linear actuators
- Hard drives
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| Sanyo stepper motors; from left to right: 14mm single shaft, 42×18.6mm, 50×11mm, 14mm double shaft |
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Note: Sanyo Denki calls this product the “SANMOTION F2 stepping motor model SS2501-5041”.