Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan View Post
I agree with Jazz - if you can't get the current drivers to work without buying anything, get some better drivers like m542 or 80V drivers if the motors can withstand
Like this one ; ?? CNC Kit 5 Axis CNC Breakout Board +Cables+ 3 Axis M542 Stepper Driver Controller | eBay

I swapped the driver chips around.... same problem.

One thing I now remember doing before all this went wrong, is turning the motors via their pulleys while no power to the bob was on. Perhaps this could have sent a higher current to the bob and killed it ?

If I change the motors also, which ones would I need ?