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* [http://openservo.com/OpenEncoder Open Encoder]
* [http://openservo.com/OpenEncoder Open Encoder]
* [https://github.com/sanchosk/MyToyRep MyToyRep] experiments with DC motor usage on all axes
* [https://github.com/sanchosk/MyToyRep MyToyRep] experiments with DC motor usage on all axes
* [http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?1,661444 This large forum thread] is large but walks through much of RepRap's current DC servo knowledge, 2016

Revision as of 12:48, 21 September 2016

RepRap 3d-printer axes are often stepper motor driven. Modern proprietary 2d-printers almost always use servos (DC motor + encoder) instead. Servo-based drives are often lighter and cheaper as well as featuring closed loop control.

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