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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: abomb55076 on May 02, 2006, 08:47:05 PM
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what is the best controller setup to use excluding the gecko drives because they cost too much. I was thinking about that hobby cnc kit but do those work with mach3 and are those any good?
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There are a few on the liinks page... I have not used them (I like big stuff :) )
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I am using one of these ... http://www.dtllc.com/4xcnc10b.html It works pretty good. It'll do 4 Axis @ 10Amps Current. It doesn't have micro stepping and it's definitely not a Gecko but it drives my steppers just fine.
It also has 3 onboard relays that you can use to control turning on/off other stuff (i.e. Router motor, Vacuum, Coolant, etc)
If I had to do it again, I'd probaby cough up the dough and buy Geckos or a Campbell but, for a inexpensive easy started board, it's hard to beat the bang for the buck you get in this board.
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Hi
I'm running a hobbycnc 4 axis kit- works just great. have a look here for a video of my mill during testing :-
http://www.geocities.com/davidimurray/pentest.avi
That's with some 110oz/in motors - once I modify the mounting plates I will be dropping some 325oz/in motors in that arrived yesteryday!
Cheers
Dave
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hey your webpage isnt working right..... id really like to se that movie though........
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k... nevermind i got it :)
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I'm trying to set up Mach 3 on a machine that allready has been retro with older version of open cnc . There are 2 dac boards in the computer that connect the switches and drives to the PC. is there a way I can use the existing boards to drive the drives with Mach 3?
ETR
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nope :(