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      The purpose of this page is to record the wiring of junked stepper motors to arduino motor shields.

Stepper motors have 4 or more wires going into them. Not all motors with 4 or more wires are stepper motors. Typically these motors do not settle down and display a constant ohm value. Instead the resistance reading go to zero or infinity. Switching the polarity of the probes measuring resistance causes different resistance values.
| Arduino Code | ||
|---|---|---|
| There are two adafruit motor shield versions, with different libraries: The sparkfun monster motor shield only comes with an example, not a library. 
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Next Steps
- Attach motor shield to larger power source .. 9-12volts .. perhaps up to 1.5amps. See how motor strength improves and how chips on motor shield heat up.
- Get spark fun motor shields working .. suppose to handle more power
- Count teeth on the gears to see if there are standards that can be leveraged
- Research PC power supply specifications to see if they are going to be useful
- Figure out how fast the motors can rotate .. some seem pretty slow .. this may be due to the stepper motor program or sketch.
Individual Motor Details
| Pairs | Motor Description | Motor Thumb | 
|---|---|---|
| orange/blue, purple/red | 4 wire 
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| orange/yellow, brown/black | 4 wire 
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| brown/red, blue/yellow 
 | 5 wire 
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| brown/red, white/green 
 | 5 wire 
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| yellow/orange, green/gray 
 | 5 wire 
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| blue/yellow, gray/purple 
 | 8 wire 
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| black/brown, yellow/orange 
 | 6 wire 
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| black/blue, orange/yellow 
 | 6 wire 
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| orange/yellow, brown/black | 4 wire 
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| orange/yellow, brown/black | 4 wire 
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