Quote Originally Posted by Muzzer View Post
Not sure who used the Panasonic servos but in my case, I used DMM Tech servos for X and Y, as mentioned on the controller thread http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/13520...the-controller I was living in Vancouver at the time, so I drove over to the DMM Tech building and picked them up in person.

DMM Tech seem to me to be somewhere between hobby and industrial. No disrespect to them intended but they really aren't in the same league as Panasonic, Yaskawa etc but there again, they don't claim to be. And the pricing is an order of magnitude less. As I've spent many years myself developing similar products, I took one of mine apart and it wouldn't get through a proper design validation test - but it works fine in my workshop environment for my purposes so I'm happy.

There seems to be a Korean supplier on ebay who recycles servos, motors etc that have presumably been swapped out (preventative maintenance) after reaching their service lifetime on mainstream industrial machine tools. That seems like a good option for getting hold of good quality ("proper") gear at sensible prices. Can't recall the name, mind. Perhaps somebody here knows.
People's experience of DMM seems very much hit and miss. Some love them, some hate them. The Panasonics cost more but they are great bits of kit. I wish I knew how to use them better but it is what it is.

My next option/ avenue would be to look at the 'common' cheap servos from China. It might be a 'get what you pay for' but for me something like DMM, with the mixed feedback) is simply too expensive. Id either go Panasonic and know I get what I pay for, or go cheap Chinese (which many are using but I have no first hand experience yet).