Vacuum Rated Motors Have Been Successfully Installed At:
Arnold A.F.B.
Argonne National Labs
Boeing
CTA Space Systems
European Space Agency
J.P.L./Hughes
U.C. Santa Cruz, Lick Observatory
Los Alamos National Labs
Optical Coating Labs
NASA/Langley AFB
Smithsonian Observatory
Space Industries
U.C. Berkeley Space Sciences Lab
Stanford Linear Accelerator
Laboratory Grade
Vacuum (-VX) Stepper Motors
CAD Drawings by Frame Size
Frame 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Drawing Number | Description |
| VX-U17-1 | M2400230 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor |
| 17P:3,4,5.5,7,10 | G2500001 | Planetary Gearhead, Single Stage |
| 17P:16,22,28,40,49,55,70,100 | G2500002 | Planetary Gearhead, Double Stage |
| CY-U17-X-R | M2400250 | Custom Vacuum Stainless Steel Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| CY-U17-X | M2400253 | Custom Vacuum Stainless Steel Stepper Motor |
Frame 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Drawing Number | Description |
| VX-U2X | M2400280 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor |
| CY-U2X | M2400070 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor |
| CYVX-U21-CBL10 | M2400222 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor with 10 foot cable |
| CYVX-U22 | M2400075 | Cryogenic Vacuum Stepper Motor, Double Shaft |
| CYVX-U22 | M2400255 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor |
| CYVX-U23 | M2400270 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor, Double Shaft |
| VX-U2X-R | M2400295 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| CY-U2X-R | M2400071 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| VX-U2X-23P:XXX | M2400285 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox |
| VX-U2X-B1X | M2400290 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake |
| VX-U2X-23P:XXX-R(E) | M2400309 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Resolver |
| U2X-B1X-E1 | M2400084 | Stepper Motor with Brake and Encoder |
| VX-U2X-B1X-R | M2400300 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake and Resolver |
| VX-U2X-23P:XXX-B1X | M2400305 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Brake |
| VX-U2X-23P:XXX-B1X-R(E) | M2400313 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox, Brake and Resolver |
| S/CY-EMR57 | M3100007 | Cryogenic Stand Alone Resolver |
| 23P:3,4,5.5,7,10 | G2500003 | Planetary Gearhead, Single Stage |
| 23P:16,22,28,40,49,55,70,100 | G2500004 | Planetary Gearhead, Double Stage |
Frame 34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Drawing Number | Description |
| VX-U3X | M2400317 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor |
| CY-U3X | M2400072 | Cryogenic Vacuum Stepper Motor |
| CY-3X | M2400269 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor |
| VX-U3X-R | M2400325 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| VX-U3X-R | M2400240 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| CY-U3X-R | M2400073 | Cryogenic Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| CYVX-U31-R-CBL50 | M2400262 | Cryogenic Stepper Motor with Resolver and 50 foot cable |
| CY-U3X-R-CBL10 | M2400348 | Cryogenic Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| VX-U3X-34P:XXX | M2400332 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox |
| VX-U3X-B2X | M2400321 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake |
| VX-U3X-34P:XXX-R(E) | M2400340 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Resolver |
| U3X-B2X-E1 | M2400085 | Stepper Motor with Brake and Encoder |
| VX-U3X-B2X-R(E) | M2400328 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake and Resolver |
| VX-U3X-34P:XXX-B2X | M2400336 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Brake |
| VX-U3X-34P:XXX-B2X-R(E) | M2400344 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox, Brake and Resolver |
| 34P:3,4,5.5,7,10 | G2500005 | Planetary Gearhead, Single Stage |
| 34P:16,22,28,40,49,55,70,100 | G2500006 | Planetary Gearhead, Double Stage |
| SVX-U31 | M2400245 | Custom Vacuum Stepper Motor SVX-U31\970328 |
Frame 42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Title | Drawing Number | Description |
| U42-56C | M2400061 | Stepper Motor with 56C Flange |
| VX-U4X | M2400349 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor |
| VX-U4X-R | M2400357 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Resolver |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX | M2400377 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox |
| VX-U4X-B2X | M2400353 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake |
| VX-U4X-B3X | M2400369 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX-R | M2400389 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Resolver |
| VX-U4X-B2X-R | M2400361 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake and Resolver |
| VX-U4X-B3X-R | M2400373 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Brake and Resolver |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX-B2X | M2400381 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Brake |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX-B3X | M2400385 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox and Brake |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX-B2X-R | M2400393 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox, Brake and Resolver |
| VX-U4X-42P:XXX-B3X-R | M2400397 | Laboratory Grade Vacuum Stepper Motor with Gearbox, Brake and Resolver |
| 42P:3,4,5.5,7,10 | G2500007 | Planetary Gearhead, Single Stage |
| 42P:16,22,28,40,49,55,70,100 | G2500008 | Planetary Gearhead, Double Stage |
| S/U42-970304C | M2400268 | Custom Hollow Shafted Stepper Motor |
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