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I'll second DMM. Unlike most servo companies, they post their pricelist, making it easy to figure out which tradeoffs you need to make to stay on budget: https://dmm-tech.com/pricing.html



Another thing as a hobbyist: AC servos can save you money vs high performance DC power supplies. they also simplify some kinds of wiring.

in a typical 3 axis mill with 3 motors of hobby scale, you might buy a teknic IPC5 power supply and a a power hub and a bundle of cables and a backup 24v din rail supply for about $370 after tax/shipping. for a DMM DYN 4 setup, you just run AC power to drives with standard wire and terminals.

If your control box is tight, it can also pay to use AC servos because then you don't have the power supplies in your box. They may be more expensive / motor but can be way easier to deal with later.




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