Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] cabling requirments

Doug,
Please share the connector type/style/brand, etc. you use.
RichD

Doug Fortune wrote:

>
> ccs@... wrote:
> >
> > > How do most hobbyist determine the type of cable to use for
> > > connection to the motors, power supply, DB25, switches, etc.
> >
>
> I am going to be standardizing on a 12 pin plug, used with six
> pairs of individually shielded and drained 20 AWG wire (good for
> 7 amps/wire continuous).
>
> There are lots of reasons for my using the 12 pins, but it boils
> down to that will handle all my different combinations, including:
>
> differential encoders - GND,+5,A&A',B&B',I&I' and four wires for
> bipolar steppers (or two paired wires for
> DC servo).
>
> single ended encoders - GND,+5,A,B,I, limit+,limit-, home and
> 4 wires for steppers or DC servo
>
> The connectors and wires are not cheap, but it is the 'right thing'
> to do to minimize the wiring mess.
>
> Doug Fortune
> http://www.cncKITS.com