best stepper driver???????

[Lee Roberts]

How about some of these: DRV30/S the tec doc is here for these as well.

Should be nice for a 4 wire bipolar motor, cheap, well made and very good support from Roy if anything was to go wrong.

.Me

[John S]

These are better.

CNC Micro-Stepping Stepper Motor Driver 2M542 Bi-polar 2phase 4.2A Switch | eBay

[Lee Roberts]

Why are they better? are they not overkill for what he needs and his PSU being only 24v ? What about the duty if they get seen coming in?

.Me

[John S]

Why are they better? are they not overkill for what he needs and his PSU being only 24v ? What about the duty if they get seen coming in?

.Me

Yes they are overkill but being overkill means they are not running flat out and plenty in reserve.
Plus they are in a case, post paid and cheaper.
That M542 design has been proved over many 100's of thousands of units built.

I have bought loads of these, none have ever hit the radar, usually they get declared as a USB cable at $10

[dudz]

What is Zone 1 and Zone 2 ?
It looks good but the circuits have no cases. So I would have to build something.

How about some of these: DRV30/S the tec doc is here for these as well.

Should be nice for a 4 wire bipolar motor, cheap, well made and very good support from Roy if anything was to go wrong.

.Me

[Lee Roberts]

The Zones are for postage.

.Me

[dudz]

Are there no reliable "all in ones" ?... It just seems alot of accessories just for one job.

I can solder and repair boards at a push, but I'd rather just plug it into my pc/cnc , turn it on, and use it without all the whistles and bells. Maybe I am just lazy ?

[John S]

Only all in 1 is the Gecko 540

G540 4-Axis Motor Control

Unfortunately what with taxes etc it doesn't come cheap
Gecko will not sell direct to you as they have a UK agent, Charter controls who's web site is down at the moment.
You can but off Ebay.com for about £190 plus £30 shipping but expect to get hit for about £40 duty on top of this.

You can connect a lot of wires for this price plus if it does go wrong you are faced with shipping it back etc.

Separate units are far better

[dudz]

The "all in one" that I had was fine for about 3 months. We have power surges here every week and I think this is what fryed it.http://www.easy-cnc.com/3axisdriver.html

The one that you mentioned.... Is it likely to go wrong if wired correctly ?

I was going to buy this one ; CNC Router DIY Kit 5 Axis Breakout Board + 3x M542H Stepper Motor Driver 1A-4.5A | eBay

If it is compatible with my motors and PSU. Seems simple enough, and in cases

[John S]

I was going to buy this one ; CNC Router DIY Kit 5 Axis Breakout Board + 3x M542H Stepper Motor Driver 1A-4.5A | eBay

If it is compatible with my motors and PSU. Seems simple enough, and in cases

You are just buying what I posted to but you are prepared to pay £149.82 for it.

However if you buy three of the drivers i linked to [ which are exactly the same ] for £24.76 = £ 74.28 and this breakout board and lead

Upgraded 5 Axis CNC Breakout Board Stepper Motor Driver + 5V USB Cable + Mach3 | eBay

Look familiar ?

For £10.99 you will have spent £85.27 to get the same thing.

However if you insist on spending more then send me £140 and I'll bung 3 drivers, a lead and the breakout board in the post first thing tomorrow.

I don't mind and you get to save £9.82