will bigeasydriver drive a nema 23 stepper needing 1.6v

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I have a bigeasydriver v1.2 and a 2.1A nema 23 stepper motor (type KH56KM2U004B) , witch needs 1.6V as power supply. The bigeasydriver specified that the motor supply should be 8-30V.

Does this mean that by supplying 1.6V through the driver, than it will not function, or can I supply 7V but in this case will I fry my motor?

Also need to mention that the motor need to function non-stop 24/7.

I’m also thankful for any suggestions for solutions you can supply

Thanks

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It’s the current that creates the heat and causes the coilwire-isolation to breakdown. So as long as the stepper motor driver limits to coil current to 2.1 A (which the BigEasydriver v1.2 does, upto 2 A) then it should be ok to supply it with higher voltages. The voltage applied to the motor coils will get cut-off by the driver when the current limit is reached. But you can set it to a lower current if you need less (resisting) torque.

The motor might still get quite hot though. It’s hard to say how much. Depends on how it is mounted, ambient cooling, etc. But burning fingers might be a thing to worry about.