I use Allegro A3213's on all my machines. Have had very good results, but you'll definitely want to keep an eye on repeatability. If you find you have issues you might be able to compensate by using linear halls and a good AD converter, but I haven't had the need to go down that path yet.
Andy is probably right, though - I do primarily aluminum and plastics - nothing magnetic. DougM On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 13 June 2011 21:47, Peter Loron <pet...@standingwave.org> wrote: > > Hello, folks. Can anybody comment on using hall effect switches on a 3 > axis mill for limit / home switches? Seems like they would have some > possible advantages over physical contact switches. > > I think that you would have problems with inconsistent triggering > positions, especially when bits of swarf get stuck to the magnets. > > -- > atp > "Torque wrenches are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise > men" > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-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-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
