Hi Guys
Thanks for your help.
I work allot in Singapore and have a small sherline mill & lathe there but in the UK (home) I have a full size shop.
I want to use my time while in Singapore to learn cnc.
I am thinking I will put this cnc controller to one side for now and sort it later.
I am considering getting a Gecko G540 4 axis drive which is all encompassing, that's my only concern everything is in one unit so any problem the whole thing will need replacing. The reason I am considering this one is that it's available ex stock in Singapore and is rated for my motors at 3.5 A.
I guess I can use my existing power supply as presumably this is rated to suite my motors, the power supply is 24volt, 10A. The motors are 4 wire, don't know if that's bad as from what I have seem 8 wire is usually recommended with the coils connected in parallel?
Hopefully this will get me going fairly quick, just need to find another used computer as well.
On the original controller the BoB is very basic, just terminals, a couple of capacitors and resistors, allot different to the cnc4pc you showed me. I will replace the BoB for a cnc4pc as you suggested and replace the assumed defective driver and try it out later.
The cheap Chinese route I have taken has wasted time and money so far, maybe I have just been unlucky.
Cheers
Nigel