Stepper Motor Wiring (Screened?)

[HiltonSteve]

I asked the same quesion to Roy at DIYCNC when i collected my parts, he looked at me like I was one of the main characters from dumb and dumber.

This was from a chap that knows his stuff and he said for short lengths of cable that I would be using then no need at all.

[John S]

I asked the same quesion to Roy at DIYCNC when i collected my parts, he looked at me like I was one of the main characters from dumber and dumber.

Got to admit Roy can weigh people up well.....................

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[HiltonSteve]

Got to admit Roy can weigh people up well.....................

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I asked for that, still laughed my arse of though...:clap:

[Gary]

I would alllways suggest to use shielded cable for the motor phases, even though for a home/hobby setup it may not be required.

Why? becasue it is standard engineering practice to shield cables.
From my point of view, it is easier to suggest using shielded cables than spend time on the phone trying to fault find a customers application.

[pequod]

Thanks for the replies. I'll be running 4.2A approx 1.5 metres through 3 axis, so maybe it's not necessary. At £3 +VAT per metre, it needs more consideration, or if I can get it cheaper, maybe I might as well.

[John S]

I don't have record of how many conversion we have done but it's quite a few, none have used screened cable and we have had no issues.

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[Gary]

As a lower cost way to shield cables you can use Knited Wire mesh wrap.
10 meters of it is about £15.
you can get it from RS.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/s...duct&R=2649196