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Re: Why Hasn't first gone Brushless?

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Jared,
Stepping motors and feedback are not mutually exclusive. You have to know where you are in order to control where you want to be.
True, but for small loads, counting steps from a known reference position is often just as good as using feedback.