On Sep 28, 2010, at 3:24 AM, Anders Wallin wrote: > Here's our simple solution for the spindle encoder: > http://www.anderswallin.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/encoder.jpg > > It's a US-digital encoder which is mounted to a U-shaped bracket which > is bolted to the fan-grill on the back of the AC-induction spindle > motor. There was a thread on the end of the motor axis, so we extended > the axis with a piece of threaded rod. The axis coupler is a piece of > plastic tubing.
Wouldn't having a plastic tube as coupling cause a problem? Seems like the tube would have some give and therefore you would have false position information from the encoder.... -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud computing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/novell-sfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
