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power supply rating for superior electric's MD808 motor drive

Sir,
We are using 2A Sanyo Denki stepper motor to move x-y arm on the x-y table. The motion controller that we are using is Superior Electric's SS2000Pci . The motor drive that we are using is Superior Electric's
MD808. The drive rating is 20V DC - 80 V DC , 4.5 Amp. We do not know the peak current value for the motor. What is the ideal power supply rating that can be used for the motor drive.How do we decide the rating? My e-mail id: nagendra_mg@yahoo.com.
Regards,
Nagendra
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Nagendra.

The first thing I'd like to recommend, if you're a LabVIEW programmer, is to use our Motion Control hardware. We offer motion controllers, motor drives, and integration devices for third party motor drives. With that said, a motor's peak current value is specific to each type of motor. Most motor drives allow you to step down their peak current output to match a motor's peak current. With stepper motors, the more current you provide, the stronger their holding torque. Usually, you want as much current as possible, but every motor has its max. Sanyo Denki should be able to tell you about their stepper motors' maximum current ratings.
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