Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: New to group and need some info

No you can not.

The G201 drives of any revision require +5v for common. There is no +5v on
the parallel port so you can not use it. If you had G210 drives or wanted to
buy the G901 board to change your G201s into G210s than you can set the
drive to use ground as common which will give you what you want.

Tim
[Denver, CO]
Sherline products at Deep Discount
www.KTmarketing.com/Sherline

----- Original Message -----
> Im sorry if I wasnt clear.
> I meant can I use common ground from a parallel pin for the optos on
> a G201 drive, and not worry about wiring a +5Vdc line from the PS to
> the gecko drives?
> Like I said in the previous post, 1 drive is an older, outdated
> drive and the other 2 are newer revisions.
> While I know that Mariss suggests using the PS +5Vdc, I was just
> wondering if it is possible to use a PP ground to the optos.
>
> Thanks,
> John