hi all, new to cnc building,couple of questions if anyone can help. TIA

[Clive S]

I dont like CY cable for stepper motors. I like it for the spindle to VFD. The others are = "ebay search stepper cable" . What i say is that better buy brand cable for steppers.

Brand cable like http://www.control-cables.co.uk/cy-cable/ there are lots of "branded" cable please inform me and others why you don't like CY cable and why it is ok for spindle and not for stepper motors. ..Clive

[Boyan Silyavski]

OK,

For spindle i buy SY cable. Sorry for the mistake.



CY cable is not true "flex" cable . Nothing wrong with it.

Minimum bending radius for:flexing:
20 x cable outer diameterstatic:
6 x cable outer diameter

Temperature range:
flexing: -5°C up to +70 °Cstatic: -40 °C up to +70°C





I like "flex cable" . Flexy, you know. Easy to bend , thin for the size, easy to solder.
OPERATING TEMPERATURE:
■ –20°C to 60°C







But you Clive, feel free to buy and to recommend whatever cable you like. I just stated my recommendation. Its personal preference. Nothing more.

[Clive S]

CY cable is not true "flex" cable . Nothing wrong with it.

Well from the link I posted "CY cables come with a grey sheath, are highly flexible multi core cables with (class 5) copper conductors. They also have a voltage rating of 300/500v, having been manufactured to meet the requirements of BS6500 and VDE0250." it seems they are flexi.
Anyway we will have to agree to disagree. ..Clive