2 motors on X how do I setup Mach3

[AdCNC]

I used the method of splitting the signal from one port to two drive in mach until i swapped over to USBCNC and even then did the same there, works like a charm no issues as far as I'm concerned. But the 2 motors one drive is not a good idea.

[Christian Knuell]

But the 2 motors one drive is not a good idea.

I can assure you this works perfectly (as long as the motors are of the same type).

• You can connect them in parallel: current needs to be doubled and motor performance will stay the same (I use it this way on one machine).
• You can even connect them in series: Quite interesting as current stays the same - so you can e.g. connect two 5A montors to one 5A drive and holding torque and performance at low speeds will still be the same. Only drawback: torque at higher speeds will drop fast and you won't achieve full speed.