7I97T joint following error

    Not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but I cant get past the joint following error to tune my -10/10 volt servos. I've reloaded everything several times with the same result... When I enable the drives the servos start drifting for about .001/.002 and then the following error. I am THE most computer illiterate person on earth and have no idea how to fix this thing. I've been trying for the last couple of months to get it going but can't get past this. With the help from this forum I've been able to get the network, mesa flash, mesa ct and card wiring complete but am stuck on this one.  

I'm not an expert, but I think DEADBAND must be greater than 0.
Setting this parameter to 0 means that there is no tolerance between the theoretical and actual movement.

Here's an analog tuning tutorial for the 7I77 but applies to the 7I97T as well:

forum.linuxcnc.org/10-advanced-configura...to-example-mesa-7i77

To start with you need to increase the following error limits so you can see whats going on.
You may not even have the feedback in the correct direction, but with a 0.001 ferror limit
before tuning you will always get a instant following error for any motion command.

What would be a good base number to enter for the dead band and following error?

So I increased dead band to 1 and following error to 1 and still get the same results. I used my power supply to run the drives and they work perfectly when I force a +/- voltage.

A 1 deadzone and 1 ferror limit pretty much guarantees a following error.

I would set the deadzone to 0 for setup and tuning.

ok, ill give that a try

Still the same..

I have no output to my drives, i 'm not sure why?