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PoKeys / >>Solved!!!<<: PoKeys 57CNC, and P'25-32 and Mach 3 slave mode not working.
« on: June 08, 2018, 10:19:53 AM »
The solution was - replace the DIY cables from the PoKeys kit with common and inexpensive 10 pin ribbon cables ("printer cables" -- 5 for $9.00 on Amazon). Whatever fault in whatever cable it was allowed motors to run but not for a slaved drive to work. Even after moving all the cables between different motors and board connections it was the same result. So I guess the lesson is that if you have a mysterious problem with your Pokeys 57CNC add DIY cables to your "suspect list".
I'd say that of all the DIY things to make cables are among the least rewarding, especially if you count potential reliability issues. And I'm one of those people who go out of my way to make as much of my machine from my own design and fabrications as possible.
I'd say that of all the DIY things to make cables are among the least rewarding, especially if you count potential reliability issues. And I'm one of those people who go out of my way to make as much of my machine from my own design and fabrications as possible.