That is very similar to the emco lathes... (they have a 100 line single channel + index.) Works very well through the printer port.
sam On 7/15/2014 9:49 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > One more: > http://members.shaw.ca/SWSTUFF/spindle-encoder.html > http://members.shaw.ca/SWSTUFF/index.htm > > On 07/15/2014 07:19 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> On 07/15/2014 06:44 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>> On 2014-07-15 14:00, andy pugh wrote: >>>> On 15 July 2014 10:44, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> wrote: >>>>> What would the highest safe RPM be for a 2048 quadrature spindle encoder >>>>> on the 7i76. >>>>> I have to use some pulleys to mount the encoder on my spindle and I >>>>> would like to use what I have on the shelf if possible. >>>> 1:1 is the right ratio, if you want to use the index from the encoder. >>>> The encoder on the 7i76 can do 10Mhz according to the manual, so that >>>> should be OK to 292,000 rpm. >>> OK so speed is not the problem. I will have to concoct another method to >>> mount the encoder if it is better to have it 1:1 >>> How do others do that on a lathe seeing that you cannot mount the >>> encoder on the back of the shaft. The shaft is hollow for material to >>> pass through. >>> >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/00010-1a.jpg >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/00011-1a.jpg >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/HNC/ >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users