3 Axis CNC router

**Clive S** · 30-08-2017

Well, it works for me, but on this forum you only have to wait a few more minutes for an expert to come along!

I just could not resist

But I am not that one. I use a very similar bulkhead fitting like yours and also 4 pin XLR's for the steppers. Although is is easier to wire the steppers direct to the drives.

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**Neale** · 30-08-2017

Originally Posted by Clive S

Although is is easier to wire the steppers direct to the drives.

Certainly true! My first version did exactly that. I then found that I was going to need to take the cabinet out of the machine several times during testing and development, and I ended up changing to XLR just for ease of use. I had the connectors from my previous machine anyway. My cabinet has only one cable going out through a gland and that's the mains cable, so it can completely detach from the machine itself if needed. Of course, the experts get it right first time so never need to disconnect anything thereafter!