Stepper motor move barely!need help

[mike3385]

I just finished setting the my machine for the first time and i try and jog and the stepper motors are really choppy and barely move. Anyone ever hear of this? I know everything is set up wiring wise cause i was given a test program with my motors.

[GaryCorlew]

Its very difficult for anyone to help without any details, such as motors, bob, drives, power supply, etc

[mike3385]

sorry, what was i thinking. I bought the fet/3 dynamo kit from stepperworld which comes with their own power supply, their main board and 3 nema 23 motors. Here is the link to where i got it all. http://stepperworld.com/FET3dynamo.htm. Their setup software for testing the system worked fine. Once i tried to jog a little in mach 3 the motors seemed to slightly move and sounds really choppy.

[Mac Morvant]

Hi can anyone tell me what software I should use to run a router that has 3
motors ,23D-6204H 4.3 VDC 1.8 A/O
I have a FET3 board I think I have the wires hooked up right ! I have a
cherokee 150 watt switching DC power supply, hooked up , I have the parell port
hooked up to my computer !! Now hears my problem, What do I do now ! All the
software that came with the router were lost about 6 years ago, I've seen the
router run! but not with this setup! OK what do I do now ! any one THANKS
router size is 18"X 20" Any information on how to go from my computer to
motors and run or jogg them,I'am lost thanks for any help !
need help fet3 driver motor don;t move! Thanks
Mac

[ljd10]

Did you ever find your answers?

[CaptainVee]

Maybe the axes limits were set up in reverse? The Z axis in my router tested fine but would not move in the program by more than 0.01 mm. As it turned out I gave the the possible movement from 100 to -1 mm where it should have been -1 to 100mm (ore the other way around)

[ljd10]

I went up to the place he bought his equipment and it looks like his drives are phase drive and not step and direction. If thats the case they probably wont work with mach3 or any other control program that can't use phase drive.

[Mac Morvant]

Hi Mac Morvant here I was asked if I solved my problem with no motor movement , and what software to use , the motor problem was the parelle port cable (wrong one)! Software problem solved also ! I 'am useing CAMBAM & MACH-3, they work pretty good together with the FET 3 board ! I still have a lot to learn ! Trying to learn more about CAD & CAM router carving & some metal cutting !! Now to more head scretching & (What is this) !!!!!!