Spent some more time with the machine today, since the lables on the new drive are in english I was able to ascertain that the drivers are set to run the steppers at 2.5 amps not the 4 amps I originally thought they were set to. I may need to up that as the machine wont move at the specified rapid speeds originally specified for this machine. The break out board in the controllers seems to have space for all the inputs and outpus but they didnt populate the board fully so they are missing optos and resisters for the unused pins. I really wanted to add a probe and maybe a 4th axis so I'll either have to populate it or replace it with one that is already populated, does anyone have a suggestion for a good breakout board?

Still need to add another 220 outlet at the machine for the water pump for the spindle, once thats installed I'll be ready to try cutting wood with it.

John