Re: getting started with CNC

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:36:05 GMT, "Gary H. Lucas"
<gary.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'd start with the simple cable first and prove that I can communicate with
>the machine first. That would also tell me if I need to do more. Then if I
>add the extra lines and it stops working I know where the trouble lies.
>Basic trouble shooting, isolate as many variables as you can, FIRST!

Full EIA-232 always works IIRC.
I'd use the extra wire (cheap) & be on the safe side.
I wonder how many have "spare" cables left over<g>.
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Cliff
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