"Z" stepper motor getting hot

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X50 workman

So I am in the middle of a 4 hr finish pass on a 3D project.
I was vacuuming up some wayword chips and working around the moving gantry.
At one point I rested my hand on the Z stepper motor, it was extremely warm (not hot enough to burn) is this common when doing a 3D carve?
My other stepper motors, and router are barely warm.

Thanks
Mike

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They can get pretty spicy on long carves.

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The typical temp range is up to about 180F, above that is indicative of an issue. The stepper motor is dissipating about 50 watts as it works so it’s basically a heater.

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Well I have the back side to do and I have a laser thermometer, will check it out.

Thanks