On Wednesday, February 18, 2015 09:15:43 PM Gregg Eshelman wrote: > On 2/18/2015 7:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday, February 18, 2015 08:58:20 AM [email protected] wrote: > >> For those who build your own controls, what connectors do you use to > >> connect the motors to the control panel? I am talking steppers <= 3 > >> amps. The store bought ones I have looked at use a DIN connector. > >> > >> Richard > > > > I've tried several, even molex's but keeping flying swarf out of them > > is tricky unless backfilled with a silicon caulk, > > Using acid free caulk I hope? If it smells like vinegar, it has acetic > acid in it that will corrode electronics.
:) BTDT. A Well known caution Gregg. What ever I used at the time had no vinegar stink to it. But I didn't use it for long because the cable I was using was as stiff as a piece of 1/4" tubing, and kept stressing the solder joints buried in the stuff, so I changed it all to the 4 pin screw together plug, and half a small roll of Suzan Clarks Star-quad cable. That combo has worked for nearly a decade now. Cheers Gregg, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=190641631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
