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    Re: Breakout board advise please

    Now that I look at that again I do remember reading that, at the time I didn't understand what it was talking about. I have it set to pull down but I'm not using any inputs on the breakout board if...
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    Re: Wiring nightmare please help!

    Thanks for the help. I found the original breakout board worked with the old windows 98 computer because that computer put out 5v through the parallel port. The newer windows xp computer only puts...
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    Re: Breakout board advise please

    Everything did work, I jogged everything around just playing with mach3 for a week or so and then it cut perfectly for about 15 hrs. I shut down the machine and computer and the next day z and x were...
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    Breakout board advise please

    I acquired an old 4x8 cnc router and after installing mach3 on an old windows xp desktop and buying a C10 bob I finally got things going. I drew my first project in vectric aspire and cut for 15 hrs...
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    Re: Wiring nightmare please help!

    Thanks for the link.. Yes, I read it i just don't see or im not understanding where it specifically says what wires I should be using from the stepper drivers. It just says use info provided from the...
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    Re: Wiring nightmare please help!

    The original software is on a windows 98 computer and it works. I need to configure mach3 on a windows xp computer. Thanks everyone for the help I'll try again in the morning before work.
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    Re: Wiring nightmare please help!

    The machine didn't move at all when I got it home. I completely disassembled the controller cleaned and rewired everything. I found the contactor didn't have power and a burned wire on a limit...
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    Re: Wiring nightmare please help!

    I traded for this so I could try to supplement lost income from covid. I'm really not in a position to put a lot of money into it right now. I looked up the stepper drivers that are used on this...
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    Wiring nightmare please help!

    Up front i dont know much about wiring, I bought an old cnc router that uses an old IBM with AmeriCAM software. The software looks like a simple 2d type software that uses dxf or VC (visioncam)...
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