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20-09-2012 #1
Hi,
I'm running (or going to run) 2 motors on my longest axis. I also have 2 drivers. How should I connect the two drivers to the breakout board?
Should I run each driver as a completely separate axis, or should I run each driver from the same axis on the breakout board. I believe each driver has some series resistance at the input so it should be okay to parallel them I guess on the same breakout board axis.
Thanks!
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20-09-2012 #2
You can do it either way... Mach3 can slave two axis together, or drive both drivers from one BOB output. If you do the latter and the drivers have opto-isolated inputs you need to be sure the BOB can drive two inputs. Its unlikely it can't. What BOB & drivers are they and I'll check it.
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20-09-2012 #3
Hi Irving, I've got a HG07 BOB from CNC 4 U and the parallel drivers are CW8060. I'll just slave the axis in Mach3 to be certain it doesn't upset the hardware, I have enough outputs from the BOB.
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