Help! 4 axis contollers from ebay japan

[irving2008]

Scotty,

Well assuming the steppers are OK, you'd need a suitable driver/interface package, which could be as little as £70 or as much as you'd lke to pay, and a PC running Windows/Mach3 or Linux/EMC...

So your first port of call is to determine what stepper motors are fitted...

[scotty]

Scotty,

Well assuming the steppers are OK, you'd need a suitable driver/interface package, which could be as little as £70 or as much as you'd lke to pay, and a PC running Windows/Mach3 or Linux/EMC...

So your first port of call is to determine what stepper motors are fitted...

Thanks for the help what I know is spindlemotor varible speed dc
size md 7175

stepper hy200-3424--170a8

stepper hy200-2220-100a8

been advised that a CDE m401 controller and a step1motor card
should do the trick with free software being a newbie I am looking for
the best and easiest option here.

thanks
scotty

[irving2008]

Thanks for the help what I know is spindlemotor varible speed dc
size md 7175

stepper hy200-3424--170a8

stepper hy200-2220-100a8

been advised that a CDE m401 controller and a step1motor card
should do the trick with free software being a newbie I am looking for
the best and easiest option here.

thanks
scotty

From what I can find out, the 3234-170 is a Nema34 size 1.7A 1.7Nm motor, and the 2220-100 is 1A Nema23 0.7Nm size. These are old motors and might be worth considering replacing them eventually... but initially they would be OK. I've attached the data sheet..


Accordign to CDE's weboste the M401 is £200 and the two Step1 cards £50 each, so you are looking at £300 and these are 3.5A cards which are overkill for the motors you have - this assumes you can reuse the existing power supply. There are other options, and by way of example, a 2-axis System4 with 2.5A cards, including power supply (if needed) from DIYCNC.co.uk would be around £120 (£90 without), and the free version of MACH3 would do to learn on...

[scotty]

Ok ordered the new parts last week inc new power supply can't wait
to get started

[irving2008]

Ok ordered the new parts last week inc new power supply can't wait
to get started

what did you go for in the end?

[scotty]

Just as you advised:-
and thanks for all your help for pointing me in the right direction;

system 4 main board,
two 2.5a bipolar stepper motor drive cards,
a spindle control module card,
and power supply

I'm looking forward to the rewire and getting it up and running.

[irving2008]

Just as you advised:-
and thanks for all your help for pointing me in the right direction;

system 4 main board,
two 2.5a bipolar stepper motor drive cards,
a spindle control module card,
and power supply

I'm looking forward to the rewire and getting it up and running.

Good luck and dont forget a buiild log and lots of pictures...

[scotty]

Well the parts arrived yesterday I have been hard at it
the photos are on there way everythings gettin there
just a few things am stuck with stepper motor wires each has 8
which do i use for the drive cards
orange and white/ black and white both pair joined
red and white/yellow and white both pair joined
black,red,orange,yellow.

also do I use the potentiometer wires black,red,blue
and below/ connected to the spindle motor there is an inductor
there are 4 wires here two large black,red the red runs into the inductor
and two small wires pink/white.

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