Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Stepper connector / Audio Snakes

Doug Fortune wrote:

> Eric Keller wrote:
> > You probably cannot get what you want.
>
> Then we'll just have to make it then! Also we can cut ourselves
> a deal because I don't like the sounds of an 8 meter $500 cable!
>
> The above cable layout should work for both:
> - bipolar driven steppers (four power wires needed, so two pairs
> for two coils up to 10A each)
> or
> - DC servo driven (two power wires needed, so double up on the
> wires to get up to 20A circuit)
>
> and the 8 other small signal wires for the encoder will deliver
> +5V & GND to the encoder, and return either single ended or
> differential signals.
>
> Is there a market for the above (at reasonable prices?) ... or
> am I just a perfectionist?

If you are going to search for a cable, or have it made, you probably want
the encoder wires shielded from the stepper/servo motor wires.
I ran separate cables, and the encoder and tach wires are shielded.

Jon