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    Difference in Kernel Speeds?

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    How would it affect the system if i use 35Khz instead or 25khz or 45Khz? what does it do and how does it affect the performance?


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    Kernel speed is how many steps per second mach3 can output. Set to 25Khz, Mach is limited to 25000 steps per second. 35Khz is 35000, ans so on. If you don't need more than 25Khz, then don't change it. The higher speeds place a much higher load on your PC and can cause problems on slower PC's.
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