Quote Originally Posted by the great waldo View Post
Hi Jazz
I got some extra covers for the electronics mounted on the servos that should keep most of the dust out, and i'm going to be ordering lapp screened cable with 0.5mm wire in it. The only thing I have to think about is wether i'm going to need all 10 outs (I don't think so ) as I think dir-pul- and maybe alm or enable 7 wires would do the job the next wire that lapp does 1s 12 core. I still have to run the power +- volts. There doesn't seem to be a ground connection on the servo so it looks like i'll have to make sure the grounding on the frame is solid.
Cheers
Andrew
I think you're going to be putting too much money into this with cabling.
I'm with Jazz when it comes to not liking the in built units.
A good 4 core 1mm will see you right in terms of the +/- power and grounds and will have other uses if all goes wrong.
A Lapp 12 core is a waste!.
All the signals are doing is turning voltage through the cable on or off I/O. There's barely any current going through them.
Most of my stuff is either using Cat6, Cat7 (ethernet) or DB## type wiring for most signaling (5v & 24v).

If you know for sure you won't need more than 7 wires you could use a Cat6A STP (shielded twisted pair).
A good option for this use ^.
Or even a sheilded DB9. (these are commonly used with inductive switches that use more current than signals afaik).

The above will be a damn sight cheaper than the Lapp!!!!!.