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  1. 07-22-2015, 02:49 PM #1
    drieslaas
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    Motion controllers

    Hi guys,

    I am starting to look into dragging my old Mach 3 setup into the 21st century. Specifically I am worried about obsolete PC and parallel port constraint.
    I know about PCI parallel port cards, that is also not completely foolproof. Finally I understand the quality of motion is just better with a motion controller.
    So the question is:
    Has anyone locally used a motion controller with Mach 3, if so which one and any experiences to share.
    I am currently trying to make up my mind between Smoothstepper ( $159), UC300 ($115) and Dynomotion k-flop ($249), and leaning towards UC300 ($$for $ obvious$$ reasons$$$)
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  2. 07-22-2015, 02:58 PM #2
    OlfCNC
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    Re: Motion controllers

    Hey,

    I have a Smootstepper and UC100 (smaller version of UC300) and both work great.
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  3. 08-23-2015, 08:24 AM #3
    Bl@ckrat
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    I am also using the smooth stepper , works great !! Highly recommended
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