I understand getting a heavy mass to a high speed quickly requires a powerful motor and good brakes to make it stop quickly.
What I don't understand is what the RepRap system needs acceleration for. Perhaps if there was no acceleration everything would have to move more slowly and making objects would be slow? If so what speeds are possible without acceleration and what speeds are achieved with acceleration?
Perhaps (maybe also) the acceleration question relates to the power of the stepper motors and the rest of the mechanical system. With more powerful motors and a stronger chassis maybe everything could work at full speed all the time?
I'm asking this because I'm wondering if a slow 3D system needs the complexity of acceleration.
...R
What I don't understand is what the RepRap system needs acceleration for. Perhaps if there was no acceleration everything would have to move more slowly and making objects would be slow? If so what speeds are possible without acceleration and what speeds are achieved with acceleration?
Perhaps (maybe also) the acceleration question relates to the power of the stepper motors and the rest of the mechanical system. With more powerful motors and a stronger chassis maybe everything could work at full speed all the time?
I'm asking this because I'm wondering if a slow 3D system needs the complexity of acceleration.
...R
