Help please. Dip switches and mach 3 settings

[Clive S]

As Rob said. But I hate timber boxes and think of the fire hazard. If you can go with a metal box with the VFD external to it.

edit: something like this could help https://www.jaycar.com.au/iec-emi-po...6-amp/p/MS4003

[cropwell]

As Rod said.

Hi Clyde, who's Rod?

Cheers,

Rob

[Clive S]

Well spotted now edited.

[Radu_Andrei]

Thank you Rob for the detailed answer.

Got it. Metal box at least for the vfd, ideally for everything else.
By shielded box, do you mean just an earthed metal enclosure, or aluminium foil :P or like a faraday cage with chicken wire?

Out of curiosity, Clive, about the fire hazard, how hot do this components get?
I did it from particle board cause it.s easy and fast, and I put all components on a metal plate, actually on the side panels of the pc enclosure, as I dismanteled it. All panels beeing raised half an inch from the wood.s surface. I could not wait to have the cnc running, and was planning to upgrade after a few months of use, and yes, I.m aware it.s a crap and unprofessional design, but it seemed to me a resonable prop at the time.

And should I add an enclosure fan to the drivers as well, as I already have 2 for the vfd enclosure.

[cropwell]

Hi,

If you don't want to replace the control box with a metal one, you could line it with aluminium foil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat) but to be any use it would need to be earthed. I don't think the guy in the wiki is grounded (I apologise if you don't get that joke straight away, it is a little play on the vernacular - in this instance 'grounded' means connected to reality).

LIDL sells adhesive backed foil tape, when they have it.

[Radu_Andrei]

I just googled what vernacular means. .
Thank you for sharing the joke. Jokes actually, as the noisy bob was funny as well.
And for the extra description. :)

May I, in exchange, share a simple one with you. Did not hear it in english as yet, but I might be wrong.

John speaking to his son in an encouraging manner.
- Come one son, take a step, come one, another one, yeah... yeah, that it, like this, smaaall and slooow. MARRY!!!, bring the camera quick!!, our son has come from the prom.

[magicniner]

John speaking to his son in an encouraging manner.
- Come one son, take a step, come one, another one, yeah... yeah, that it, like this, smaaall and slooow. MARRY!!!, bring the camera quick!!, our son has come from the prom.

Jokes rarely work in translation, this is no exception :-(