Quote Originally Posted by FineLineAuto View Post
It's largely personal preference. I know of some folks that go as far as mounting the VFD directly above the spindle on the gantry to eliminate the spindle cable. Vibration shouldn't be an issue, though the electrical noise can play a role if the spindle body and cable shield are not tied to earth ground. I believe you're using the Ethernet Smoothstepper so noise shouldn't be as big of deal.

Does that help?


Nate
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Yes, thanks Nate! I've read that if you keep the cable short then it isn't necessary to use shielded cable for the spindle - is that the case? I assume 'short' to be under 10' but that's an assumption only...