On Sunday, July 31, 2011 01:18:43 PM Neil did opine: > On the subject of drivers, I really really like the IMS drives (IM483 > and IM805). Very well engineering/build professional units, and > handle a good bit of power. Even better, I can get support on these > (which I needed some time ago when we thought we fried a couple). > Downside is they're expensive (~$250 ea), but are always on ebay for > far less -- got some used IM483's for $45 and some new ones for $79 > ea. Also got some used IM805's for ~$80 shipped recently. By now > I've accumulated 5 IM805's, 5 IM483's and no I am not affiliated with > IMS in any way. > > http://www.imshome.com/products/im805.html > http://www.imshome.com/products/im483.html > These read a lot like the Chinese versions I just ordered. Hopefully the luck will rub on as they come through customs. ;-)
> Cheers, > -Neil. > > Quoting "Mark Wendt (Contractor)" <mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil>: > > On 7/30/2011 7:15 PM, gene heskett wrote: > >> Or, speak of el-cheapo, 70 bucks for what looks like that's about > >> what its worth: > >> > >> <http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Axis-TB6560-CNC-Stepper-Motor-Driver-Controlle > >> r-Board-/130532324742?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e64553586> > >> > >> Nice fan cooled heat sink, but that chip doesn't impress me too much. > >> And its not a step up, 3 amps 36 volts, about the same as the Allegro > >> A3977 but all 4 in one package. The 2M542 is a step up, allowing me > >> to raise the motor voltage if I am so inclined. > >> > >> Cheers, gene > > > > Gene, > > > > Stay as far away as possible from the TB6560-chipped board. > > Users > > > > on CNCZone have reported nothing but problems with it, and are doing > > all sorts of mods to the board just to get it minimally work. > > > > Mark > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Thyme's Law: Everything goes wrong at once. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
