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General Mach Discussion / Re: Connection of Mach3 to TB6600 Drivers
« on: September 24, 2017, 03:53:34 AM »
Hi John,
Don’t be too disheartened – I have used quite a few of those TB6600 drivers in different projects and found them to be pretty reliable. OK, Gecko is better but use what you have until such time as you wish to move up.
For smooth CNC operation I would recommend that you use 1/8th microsteps (1600 steps per rev.) and or course, never exceed the motors specified current rating. Also don’t disconnect or connect a motor whilst the drive is powered-up.
I can’t answer the question about your BoB and driver’s current requirements with any certainty but I am not aware of anyone else finding the 400mA limit of USB2 ever causing a problem.
Which BoB are you using ?
Tweakie.
Don’t be too disheartened – I have used quite a few of those TB6600 drivers in different projects and found them to be pretty reliable. OK, Gecko is better but use what you have until such time as you wish to move up.
For smooth CNC operation I would recommend that you use 1/8th microsteps (1600 steps per rev.) and or course, never exceed the motors specified current rating. Also don’t disconnect or connect a motor whilst the drive is powered-up.
I can’t answer the question about your BoB and driver’s current requirements with any certainty but I am not aware of anyone else finding the 400mA limit of USB2 ever causing a problem.
Which BoB are you using ?
Tweakie.