Today was all about getting the stepper motor turning. I did some tests yesterday but to no avail. The stepper motor didn't turn and when it did, it would rotate back and forth randomly. Today, after assigning correct values in the Arduino code, I got the motor to turn smoothly. It seemed to only like rotating at 10 rpm. Luckily, it was exactly the speed I needed it at.
After running the motor continuously for 15 minutes, I used my thermal sensor to measure the heat of the motor drive. It seemed to max out at about 80 degrees fahrenheit. I might need to install a small fan in the control box. After that, it was time for mounting.
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