What do you think about the Stepper world .com FET3 package

[Sanghera]

Hi,
I was wondering if anybody has had any expierience with the FET3 package from stepper world, and if it would be a good choice for a hobby router.
Thank you.

[Urgundiz]

Pros: It's Quick and Clean. Perfect if you do not know much about electronics.
Cons: Maybe not so cheap IMHO if you are able to scavenge some laserjets for steppers .

The board itself looks pretty interesting.

Hope it helps
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[balsaman]

Don't get the cruiser nema 34 motors. Very slow. The FET3 board is ok for a unipolar board. Buy some nema 23 motors from him or from ebay or whatever if you go with his board. Don't get the sp-ht.

Eric

[Sanghera]

Are the Nema 34 motors still accurate and good. Also, why is the board only ok. And, do the nema 23 motors come in 150 oz in size, and is this enough for a CNC Router.
Thanks for the replies.

[Sanghera]

Also, do you know of anybody that sells A Kit without the board. If I decide to get a Xylotex board I need all of the motors and doo dads. Do you know where I can purchase these motors and software stuff.
Thank you very much.

[ger21]

If you get the Xylotex, all you need is the motors and power supply. A lot of guys with the Xylotex get motors from Ebay, from a seller named deepgroove1. Very reasonably priced. And for a power supply, a lot of Xylotex users use this: http://www.mpja.com/productview.asp?product=12424+PS . But, you can probably find a cheaper one on Ebay if you're not in a hurry. search for 24V power supply. Get one at least 5-6 amps.
From what I've read, typically you'll get better performance with the Xylotex than the FET. But thats just what I've read, as I've never used one.

[Sanghera]

Where have you gotten some of this information about Xlyotex being better than FET. Also, do you know what software Xlyotex works on, or is it any software?
Thank you for your reply.

[Sanghera]

Are the mpja people pretty reliable?
Thanks.

[Sanghera]

Also, how big, as in torque can the motors get with the FET3 and the Xylotex?
Thanks.

[Sanghera]

Sorry for the tons of questions, but what about buying motors from somewhere other than Ebay.
Does anybody know any good sources.
Thanks.

[balsaman]

Xylotex used to sell motors, you just need to ask him.

Stepperworld has lots of motors, they just are not on his web page. I used the FET with some 100 oz nema 23 motors from him and it was a good combo. For PS you can use a 12 vPC PS for now.

The FET is probably more robust than the Xylotex but the latter uses newer technology and it's easier/cheaper to make the motors go faster with it.

100 oz motors are plenty for a home made machine.

Eric

[Sanghera]

What do you mean by more robust? So just to clarify you are saying that the Xlyotex is better?
Thanks you so much.