controlling a stepper motor?

[Impmon]

I've blown up several printers for scrap metal and parts and I do have
a pile of assorted motors. Nearly all of them has 4 wires but I'm not
quite sure how to drive it. How is a stepper motor controlled with 4
wires?

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[Hal Murray]

In article <emhnb3t2ujb20sa0kskfaocrs6dgsd5adr@4ax.com>,
Impmon <impmon@digi.mon> writes:

I've blown up several printers for scrap metal and parts and I do have
a pile of assorted motors. Nearly all of them has 4 wires but I'm not
quite sure how to drive it. How is a stepper motor controlled with 4
wires?

Try google. The Wikipedia description looks pretty good to me.

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[Dave Platt]

I've blown up several printers for scrap metal and parts and I do have
a pile of assorted motors. Nearly all of them has 4 wires but I'm not
quite sure how to drive it. How is a stepper motor controlled with 4
wires?

Try google. The Wikipedia description looks pretty good to me.

Specifically, Google for "bipolar stepper motor".

http://www.ams2000.com/stepping101.html looks like a good reference.

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