Comments on: 88$ JMC IHSV57 180W DC servo motor

By: William

William — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:49:56 +0000

In reply to Spikee. Ahh, that makes sense. Thank you!

By: Spikee

Spikee — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 07:44:02 +0000

In reply to william.

Hi William,
The primary use for the brake is to prevent the z-axis from falling down when you turn off the machine or press the e-stop.
On my old machine, I broke plenty of tools like that. For the IHSV57 specifically, you don’t need to actuate it manually. When you enable the drive (input) on the servo the break gets released.

By: william

william — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 22:22:13 +0000

Hi spikee, I am enjoying the website and your newsletter. I have also been following you on the PrintNC Discord server as well! 🙂 I was wondering if you could write an article on the purpose and need for a servo brake when using a servo on on your Z-axis. I am seriously considering using the 180w servos for my PrintNC build but I’m still not exactly sure how to incorporate/wire a servo with a brake for the z-axis. Thanks! -William-