Sunday, March 9, 2014

Control Box

Here's the makings of a control box for a 5-axis CNC machine. Obviously I have a lot of individual wires to connect, but so far the power supplies light up and the two chips at the top turn on. The inspiration for using a computer chassis as a control box came from a YouTube video. I have some 5-volt fans on the way, and I'll have to get some ferrite to protect my data cables. I will be very happy as long as nothing fries, and the fuse and grounding will help me sleep at night. The chips and drivers are mounted with lexan sheets, which is good because all 5 drivers weigh a lot, and lexan is very strong.