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Feb 1, 2021 at 10:32 vote accept Mohamed Technology
Jan 29, 2021 at 21:19 comment added Duncan C Nope. Look at the current requirements, and find a switching supply that provides at least 20% more current (so you have some "wiggle room".)
Jan 29, 2021 at 21:04 comment added Mohamed Technology Do you have any recommendation for any Readily Available power source for that Motor?
Jan 29, 2021 at 20:23 comment added Duncan C If you're talking about one of those little square 9V batteries, forget it. Those don't have enough juice to power an Arduino for long, never mind a motor. They have very low total energy storage (measured in mAh, 500 mAh is common) and very low peak current. (A little googling said "Estimate 350 mA peak for 10 minutes".) If your motor needs 800 mA, you have less than half the current you need to even run the thing. It might work for a few seconds when the battery is completely fresh, but it might not.
Jan 29, 2021 at 19:02 comment added Mohamed Technology I was powering the driver directly from the arduino. Thankfully the Arduino isn't Dead (yet) so I decided to Use a 9V battery with a Voltage divider to power the driver and the motor But now when the arduino Starts driving the stepper the driver's led starts flickering instead of staying constant. And now the motor doesn't turn (see my last edit for more details)
Jan 29, 2021 at 18:20 history answered Duncan C CC BY-SA 4.0