Re: Cables between driver board and Steppers

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> Be sure you use a fully wired 25 wire cable.

I found that all of my 'fully wired' cables have one ground wire with
a solder bridge on each connector. I had planned on isolating the +5
and to use some of the grounds.

Dave

> Modem cables, 9 pin serial, 25 pin serial and 25 pin laplink are

very short on wire.

> RichD
>
> B Snowden wrote:
> >
> > I have a Camtronics 2 amp driver card with 100 oz steppers. I

would

> > like to have a setup that I can securely plug in a cable at the

board

> > and
> > at the mill. Can I use a 9 pin modem cable to connect between

the two ?

> >
> > Is this heavy enough with proper shielding ?
> >
> > If so, can I drive two steppers with one cable ? As the motors

only

> > require 4 wires, or should I use a seperate cable for each axis ?
> >
> > If not, what type of cables would be proper ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bruce