sorry all been busy with work and too cold to go into the workshop now to get the ini/hal files
to answer what I can without the files
using a pair of Par ports
I can't be sure what actual speed the spindle is running at, but it does 'feel' to be out by a factor of 100 (not a 1000 as I orignally stated, typo) however I have just remembered I bought some years ago a display / promimity sensor and magnet that runs from 12 volts. I had it on my Boxford BUD before converting it to CNC at which point it was removed and but back in its box, I'm 99% I know where it is so can use that to double check the actual spindle speed

I will try to post the ini / hal files sometime tomorrow

thank all
Paul