Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: cable from PC to stepper drivers?????

"Keep your nice machine on your desk, running G-Code
does not require
a supercomputer."

well, i just so happen to already have a spare
computer to use for CNC. i cant help it that its a
pentium 3 system.
why go out and buy another computer, when i already
have one sitting here collecting dust?i dont really
have the room where the machine is to put the PC close
enough to it be able to avoid using monstrously long
cables. i also wanted to avoid taking all of it down
and moving the machine to another room.its either that
or build me a workshop that has enough room to put
them close together. but with the money that will cost
me, i could buy a decent CNC bridgeport off of Ebay.
i just wanted to try and keep the PC as clean and as
usable as i can, incase i need to use it if my main
rig craps out on me too.
maybe i can build something above the machine for the
PC and just forget about custom IEEE cables and moving
my bench and machinery.
decisions,decisions..............

--- Mark <markatswat@...> wrote:

>
> Kayla,
>
> You sort of answer your own question here. Why
> would you not have
> a cheapo celeron/pentium machine to sit next to the
> chips??? We all
> know that CNC is not cheap, but you don't need a 1.6
> GHz Machine to
> throw chips.
>
> Personally I would approach the problem one of
> two ways.
>
> #1 Network with an X-Server running on the
> sacrificial server next to
> the machine for remote control.
>
> #2 Use a switch box to switch from local keyboard to
> a remote
> keyboard.
>
> Keep your nice machine on your desk, running G-Code
> does not require
> a supercomputer.
>
> Mark
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Kayla Sanders"
> <tattoos4unme@y...>
> wrote:
> > what is the maximum length i can go from the PC
> printer port to the
> > driver? as i want to keep my other PC as far away
> from flying chips
> > as possible and its not exactly a cheapo pentium
> 166.
> > thanks
>
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