I just received my Replicape and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for

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I just received my Replicape and was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for wiring dual Z motors for my D-Bot CoreXY.

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One on z the other on h in slave mode?

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There is a section about that in the wiki: http://wiki.thing-printer.com/index.php?title=Redeem#Slave_mode

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Oh sorry, just realized you wanted two steppers on one driver? That is possible too, both in series and in parallel.

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Ok, so I have the option to drive the motors from two separate drivers (slave mode) or wiring the two motors to the same driver (serial or parallel). What are the Pros/Cons for each?

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Same driver means you have less configuration to do. Slave means you can get more torque (full amperage for both motors)

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I have tried two Arduino/RAMPS setups for my D-Bot in which the Z axis was driven by the same DRV8825 driver. The Z axis ran smoothly in this configuration but I never tried it with the additional weight of a print. I think the idea of having full torque available (slave mode) is a good idea and keep me from re wiring things for the time being.

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Yep. Sorry my answers are short - left hand is sown and bandaged up after a mishap with a knife and a squash.

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Completely understandable. I’ve jabbed myself with a knife a few times cleaning up a print or when building my D-Bot.

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The “right” way to do it is separate drivers. After that, I would recommend serial wiring if you have a 24v PSU and the motors are identical. This is equivalent to driving each with 12v and they both get full current. If you have a 12v PSU, series wiring can seriously cut your top Z speed, and parallel is probably better. Downside to parallel wiring is that each motor gets half the current and torque. But it doesn’t limit your speed as much.

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Thanks Ryan. I’m going to wire the Z axis two separate drivers to start with. If I have a need for dual extruders/hot ends down the road then I will need to try something else.