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    Re: Stepper motors turning when power on

    Thanks for the thoughtful responses. One is slaved to the other, and the motion is just as you described. The 'clunk' can make the motors shift ever so slightly, but sometimes in the opposite...
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    Re: Stepper motors turning when power on

    Yeah if we can't stop that initial surge we will probably look at the home switches. We tried to set it up to get power to the right places at the right time. We checked and the breaker/control...
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    Stepper motors turning when power on

    Hello All,

    My son and I built a CNC of his design to mostly cut aluminum, and overall it works great with great accuracy. We have two motors in sync with each other driving the x-axis, so it's...
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