On 3/26/2011 3:39 PM, Jon Elson wrote: >> >> Or, you can get the whole bloomin' pendant for $179... >> >> http://www.kelinginc.net/BreakoutBoards.html >> >> > Yeah, I JUST can't do that! After much eBay and web surfing, I couldn't > do any better than the $56 MPG, but no WAY I will pay $179 for a cheap > plastic box with a couple switches and the encoder. I did set up a > CNC4PC pendant for a guy, and I was not terribly impressed with the > thing. My first homemade pendant is too big, and the switches are in > the wrong place for one-handed operation (I was given a big MPG). My > second one uses the smaller HEDSS encoder and works better. > > Jon
Well, I have to admit, I bought the second cheesy MPG on that page... ;-) It's actually pretty heavy duty. It's got a very healthy cable coming out of it, the MPG detents give very solid "clicks" as the MPG is rotated, it's got 6 axes (for those who need it), an estop switch, an on/off switch and a "speed" switch. I musta got one of the good ones! I was just comparing it price-wise to that $150/$170 MPG dial versus one all put together for roughly the same price. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
