i don't even know where to start because this is my first machine, first time using these and in fact any electronics. so i'm gonna ask you guys for help diagnosing the problem.
I'm using emc2, with a hobbycnc pro driver board and
these steppers. oh, and a 12v 11.5A power supply. I plugged everything up, and run stepconf wizard to set up my machine settings; i get to the part where i set up each axis, so i go to "test this axis" and try to jog the motor. i click jog, the motor twitches. i click jog again, it twitches again. i try to make it move x amount of inches, and click go. motor twitches again. after ten seconds, the motor stops humming and does not respond to any input at all. same thing for all three motors. if i cycle the power, it goes back to working again, but if i give it an input then wait ten seconds, it shuts down on me again. i finish stepconf anyways and open emc, and try to jog from there. same response.
i don't know what to do, i don't even know where to start. i'm also hoping it's not my parallel port cable that i got off ebay, because i haven't left feedback yet and i don't want to until this works, because if the cord is bad i won't be able to return it after leaving feedback.