Just what stats did Probotix inflate? You're saying the 400 oz in steppers are not actually 400 oz in? Do you have a link to the cnc fusion kit # 6 you're thinking about? I only see 1-5, are you talking about the deluxe kit that cost $949? You're spending almost 1k and still don't have stepper motors or any electronics for it. You sure it's worth it?
Originally Posted by imprez55  I have not previously considered Probotix, and looking at their packages I still do not consider them a very good choice. I hold Gecko to a very high standard. They have great products that are backed up with quality and reasoning instead of just inflated stats. They are active on these boards and are very helpful.
The Probotix drivers have a max of only 2.5A and after only a brief look the motors are underpowered by the driver and have a high inductance. It might be a nice kit for an 8020 and MDF router build but its not very appropriate for an X3 conversion IMO. The z-axis on the X3 would not be very happy with an underpowered 400 oz/in stepper with 6.8 mH inductance anyhow.
Unfortunately I do not know if I will keeping the stock leadscrews anymore. After looking into cutting a few bucks from other places it doesn't seem that far out of reach. |