# Moons NEMA 17 Stepper Motor

**URL:** <https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/moons-nema-17-stepper-motor/3465>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [May 20, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/moons-nema-17-stepper-motor/3465 "2016-05-20T20:47:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Keebie81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@Keebie81](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/Keebie81)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/moons-nema-17-stepper-motor/3465/1 "2016-05-20T20:47:40Z")

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I see the Taz 6 now uses the Moons stepper motor. Is there any difference in quality compared to the ones used in the Taz 5 and earlier? I see the price is higher and the connector is different. The holding torque is also about 7 N.cm greater.