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  1. 01-01-2010, 03:24 PM #1
    dougie329
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    Want 4th axis, using G540 but all 4 drives are used. Best Way?

    I am using a G540 on a CNC router and it has dual drive Y axis motors so the 4 drivers are already used up.

    I want to add a 4th axis and was wondering how I would go about this and integrate it all.

    Any help would be much appreciated
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  2. 01-01-2010, 03:36 PM #2
    ger21
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    Add a second PCI parallel port, and get a cheap BOB and another drive. Either a G251, or one of Gecko's 2xx drives.
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