Re: Sherline CNC stepper motors getting "stuck"

Thanks for the responses. I think that spindle motor noise has been
causing some of the problems. I also forgot to note that I've
extended my step motor wires so that they are about 5 ft. long. Could
this cause some problems too?

I'm using a very short cable from the driver board to the computer
(only about 3") in an attempt to minimize noise there. How do I
shield the wires?

If I wire my motors half-winding, I will get more speed, but what
will I lose? Will I lose torque?

Also, Turbocnc says my maximum step rate is 18,200 Hz, so even if I
wire them half-winding, I don't see how I can get much more speed. My
computer is 1 Ghz, so it is pretty new. How do you get the computer
to output steps faster than 18,200 Hz?