I think that Mariss started looking at those CUI encoders more than a year ago as I recall reading on other lists..
I would listen to his advice as he tends to beat the heck out of things finding out if they are suitable or not for his recommendation. Dave On 6/19/2011 10:32 AM, Tom Easterday wrote: > I was having some issues with tuning servos with CUI encoder that are > connected to Geckos and talked with Mariss. He said the the mounting > interface of the CUI encoder can slip and has too much play (backlash) in it. > He suggested putting a drop of super glue on the edge of the plastic piece > that mounts to the motor shaft (to keep it from slipping), and to put a drop > of silicone caulk in a single tooth of the encoder-to-shaft interface in > order to take up the space (slop) and reduce backlash. I haven't done this > yet, but was thinking that if the ring on the motor shaft could slip a tiny > bit, and with the backlash (that is clearly visible), could this be why you > are seeing a lag? > > -Tom > > ps: this is on the developers list but seems relevant to all users... > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content > authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image > Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
