# Help Installing Controller board
**URL:** https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444
**Category:** Troubleshooting
**Created:** [October 29, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444 "2016-10-29T00:33:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@KaseyHellawell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KaseyHellawell)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/1 "2016-10-29T00:33:28Z")
Hey guys so I am currently trying to get my X-controller assembled (First time X-Carve Owner) And in the ([X-Carve Instructions: X-Controller](http://x-carve-instructions.inventables.com/1000mm/step8/)) It mentions a link to adjust settings, but it seems to be broken (see image below) Anyways wondering what exactly I need/should change? Should I leave everything the way it came? I got the new xcarve with zprobe etc… NEMA 23 Motors. Do I adjust the pots? flick any switches? Im a bit lost
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### Author:  [@RonSabourin](https://community.inventables.com/u/RonSabourin)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/2 "2016-10-29T00:40:16Z")
Hey Kasey…
Are you going to be wiring all motors individually? (x, y1, y2, and z)?
if so, you don’t need to adjust the pots… i didn’t change any of the switches…
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### Author:  [@KaseyHellawell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KaseyHellawell)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/3 "2016-10-29T00:43:23Z")
I believe so yes! I am following the instructions. First time user so I don’t want to be doing no fancy pancy customization’s just yet. as long as I know it will work out of the box with out touching any of the pots or switches, Ill do that.
It says to switch y-axis potentiometer all the way up (4A). did you do that?
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### Author:  [@RonSabourin](https://community.inventables.com/u/RonSabourin)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/4 "2016-10-29T00:57:10Z")
The Xcontroller is set up out of the box…
Previous versions of Xcarve had the 2 Y motors going to one gshield… so it was recommended that the pots be turned up (or adjusted…)
The controller board on the Xcontroller is readied to be wired for both y1 and y2…
I didn’t make any adjustments and all is well…
and the old way …
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### Author:  [@KaseyHellawell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KaseyHellawell)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/5 "2016-10-29T02:00:50Z")
In all the pictures the e-stop button has a black and red wire… both mine are red… I am hoping that is how it is supposed to be.
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### Author:  [@RonSabourin](https://community.inventables.com/u/RonSabourin)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/6 "2016-10-29T02:12:33Z")
I assume that is ok…
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### Author:  [@RonSabourin](https://community.inventables.com/u/RonSabourin)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/7 "2016-10-29T02:19:36Z")
Just opened up mine up … yup… 2 reds…
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### Author:  [@KaseyHellawell](https://community.inventables.com/u/KaseyHellawell)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/8 "2016-10-29T03:04:26Z")
Thank you! XCONTROLLER assembled! 🙂
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### Author:  [@Phantomm](https://community.inventables.com/u/Phantomm)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/10 "2016-10-30T13:05:03Z")
i wired mine to the dc circuit. not the ac. Is that an issue?
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### Author:  [@LarryM](https://community.inventables.com/u/LarryM)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/11 "2016-10-30T15:48:14Z")
> [@Phantomm](#):
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> i wired mine to the dc circuit. not the ac. Is that an issue?
Yes, it is an issue, but you are on the good side of the issue and here’s why.
If you interrupt the AC side then you still have to discharge the power supply output capacitors through the motors which delays stopping the machine.
If you interrupt the DC side then the power supply capacitors are not available to supply power and the shutdown is faster.
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### Author:  [@Phantomm](https://community.inventables.com/u/Phantomm)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/12 "2016-10-31T01:24:18Z")
Oh. No. Im aware lol. I meant is there any unforseen circumstances?
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### Author:  [@LarryM](https://community.inventables.com/u/LarryM)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/help-installing-controller-board/29444/13 "2016-10-31T02:42:56Z")
> [@Phantomm](#):
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> any unforseen circumstances
I wouldn’t do it as a normal operating procedure, but remember, it’s an emergency stop. You are attempting to limit the damage when the machine goes wacko.