Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

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15-10-2022
russell

Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Hi
I've been using a 4-axis TB6560 board for some years but it has now given up the ghost. The easiest solution would be to replace it by a similar TB6600 board but all the usual sources seem to be out of stock at present. Anyone know where I could find one?

Russell
16-10-2022
Doddy

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Hmmm, 5 seconds on eBay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255651412...cAAOSwNchaPMlN - replacement for your TB6560. Or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224967932...Bk9SR7K7-_77YA if you wanted the 6600 and to wait for China.

I could witter on about individual stepper drivers and separate BoB, but that's not your question.
16-10-2022
dazp1976

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Aliexpress?
16-10-2022
russell

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Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

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Originally Posted by Doddy

Hmmm, 5 seconds on eBay, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255651412...cAAOSwNchaPMlN - replacement for your TB6560. Or https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224967932...Bk9SR7K7-_77YA if you wanted the 6600 and to wait for China.

I could witter on about individual stepper drivers and separate BoB, but that's not your question.

Thanks Doddy but I am really looking for one of these:
Attachment 31316
as it would be (almost) a drop in replacement for the old TB6560 board but with better reliability. I found a couple of sellers on Aliexpress for that model at about £50 but both have nil stock.

I agree that separate drivers and a breakout board would be better, and easier to fix if one channel dies but it would mean making a new case for the electronics and would make a bigger dent in my pension income!

Russell
16-10-2022
russell

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Found another supplier in China on ebay but also out of stock and 32 people following the item. I have emailed them to ask when they are likely to be back in stock. If that fails I may have to buy a breakout board and separate drivers:blue:
16-10-2022
Lee Roberts

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Russell, what machine have you got, if you are going to buy new hardware run it by us first, we can help you work out what's best to buy etc :)
17-10-2022
russell

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

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Originally Posted by Lee Roberts

Russell, what machine have you got, if you are going to buy new hardware run it by us first, we can help you work out what's best to buy etc :)

Thanks Lee, the machine is a Sieg SX2 Plus that I converted for cnc ten years ago. See my build thread http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/4524-...hlight=russell

Russell
17-10-2022
Lee Roberts

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

Ahh yes I remember now, nice job on that :)

I just added your ballnut assembly .dxf to your last post there, so it is hosted here on the forum as well, just in case the mega link stops working, hope that's ok...
17-10-2022
russell

Re: Searching for source for 4-axis TB6600 controller board

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Originally Posted by Lee Roberts

Ahh yes I remember now, nice job on that :)

I just added your ballnut assembly .dxf to your last post there, so it is hosted here on the forum as well, just in case the mega link stops working, hope that's ok...

Thanks for that. The Dropbox links in many of the posts have vanished. That's the trouble with using free services.

Your concrete construction looks good. The SX2P is a lot smaller but suits me as my main interest is clockmaking after I discovered that three generations of my ancestors were clock and watchmakers and decided that I should revive the tradition. I think I'll get a TB6560 board to replace the current one and hope that it will see me out!
Russell