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  1. 09-21-2007, 02:28 PM #1
    salvaCNC
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    Connecting 2 steppers in parallel

    How do you connect two steppers in parallel to drive one axis of a CNC foam cutter?
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  2. 09-23-2007, 02:37 AM #2
    Torchhead
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    You buy two drives and connect both to the same step & dir signals. You will get really bad results from trying to run two steppers in parallel. Depending on the drives you may need to buffer (boost) the step & dir signals.
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  3. 09-29-2007, 12:42 AM #3
    bluejay_ca
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    Some software such as Mach2/3 has a slave option where it sends identical commands to a second axis.
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