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I have tried one. It has no torque. For what looks like an awesome product, it does not have the power to drive a peristaltic pump. I used the same motor on a TMC stepper controller and it's completely silent and works. It's open loop, so comparing apples to oranges but I am not sure what the MKS servo driver on a motor could actually do, aside from spin unloaded.


These can deliver 2.5-3A/phase, which should ample for a pump. Respectfully, I wonder what motor was involved and whether the current was configured: they come out of the box with conservative configuration so people don't burn up motors.


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