I volunteer at my local makerspace where we have (among other CNC machines) a Shapeoko 3 XL. The X axis motor driver decided to kick the bucket yesterday, and both variants of the replacement part are currently out of stock. There’s no indication of when (or even if) either will be available again*.
The v3.0 PCB (for Shapeoko 4/Pro) is currently shown as in stock. I’m perfectly comfortable crimping on some new connectors, but I’m worried that the firmware might have some fixed settings that prevent it from working on and older machine. Has anyone attempted this upgrade?
The alternate is to swap it out with a generic board, but I’d rather avoid that unless it’s the only option.
Thanks!
*I can’t even ask to be notified when it’s back in stock. When I do, Shopify just throws a tantrum.