I've started a project to add servo control for my wife's LongArm (used to "quit" blanket). I need some advise on wiring. Situation: o X axis motor is approx 13ft away from controller o Y axis motor is mounted near the power supply on one end of the LongArm o I assume I'll need no more than 80% capacity of the drive motors....if this makes sense... Questions: - power supply to controller? I assume 16 guage wire - motor wire gauge to X axis motor (shorter run)? - motor wire gauge to Y axis motor (longer run)? - can I, should I, use twisted pair wire for motors, and what if any shielding? - in manual: what does Nema23s vs Nema23s(reversed Y) mean? Would it apply to me with 2 motors? - I'll need min/max limit switches wired, can I assume 22guage wire is OK, and min/max are wired in parallel? I'm an experienced computer hardware/software engineer but not used stepper motors of this size before, plus I could be rusty Thank you in advance. Power Supply: Mean Well LRS-350-24 DC Switching Power Supply, 24V 14.6A 350W Controller: BlackBox Motion Control System X32 Stepper motor (x2): Nema 23 Stepper Motor 4.2A 3.0Nm (425oz.in)
Use Power Supply Wire For both use the 4-conductor option Xtension Wire By the Foot Not needed Use the 3-conductor option of Xtension Wire By the Foot - with Xtension Limit Switch Kit Wiring, see docs:blackbox-x32:connect-xtension-limit [OpenBuilds Documentation] - min/max is in 2nd picture (scroll down) Belt vs Leadscrew on Dual-Y (Workbee vs LEAD for example). Depends on your machine does it need two motors on Y? Then does both Y motors rotate the same direction or should one be reversed? Only applies to machines with two motors per-axis sounds more like you have 1x X motor and 1x Y motor docs:blackbox-x32:currentadjustment [OpenBuilds Documentation] Factory default is good, set it too high and it overheats, too low (like far too low, the scale is offset minimum is around 1.2A) it may stall
Peter, thanks for your prompt reply and helpful info. Yes. single motor per axis. I look forward to getting on with this project. Thanks
