CP60 and CP60 Plus Service Manual  2-5 
 
Motors 
The CP60 and CP60 Plus printers have up to five motors depending on the 
configuration. The three DC motors are all similar, with an integral reduction 
geartrain and 24-volt operation. The speed of the motors is controlled by pulse 
width modulation. While the motors are reversible, some are wired to operate in 
one direction only. The duplex step motor operates at 24 volts, but the transport 
step motor operates at 40 volts. 
Name Function 
Pick Motor 
The pick motor drives the pick roller to bring a card into the system. The 
motor is wired for unidirectional operation and cannot be reversed by 
the control board. One wire is tied to ground and the other wire is the 
control. This motor is driven by a single channel in the motor driver. 
Transport Motor 
The transport motor drives the platen roller through a gear, which also 
drives the main transport belt. This is a 2-phase (4-wire), 40-volt stepper 
motor. 
Cam Motor 
The cam motor rotates the printhead cam, which operates the 
printhead lifters. This raises and lowers the printhead into position for 
printing or permitting a card to pass beneath. This motor is wired bi-
directional and uses two channels from the motor controller so that it 
can be reversed. (However at this time, the motor is not operated in 
reverse.) 
Ribbon Motor 
The ribbon motor drives the gear train of the ribbon cartridge to 
advance the ribbon during printing. The motor is wired for 
unidirectional operation and cannot be reversed by the control board. 
One wire is tied to ground and the other wire is the control. This motor is 
driven by a single channel in the motor driver. 
Duplex Motor 
The duplex motor drives a gear on the duplex clutch. The clutch 
permits a single motor to either operate the rollers, or rotate the entire 
flipper assembly (this is discussed in  more detail on page 
2-6). This is a 
2-phase (4-wire), 24-volt stepper motor.