Why don't you use an idler pressing on the back of the belt, on the tension side, indenting it slightly. If the tension is too great it will move the idler outwards and trip an Estop. Probably RC the signal so it doesn't trip on spurious conditions, like start-up.
Roland On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 at 20:53, Dave Engvall <dengv...@charter.net> wrote: > I apologize in advance for being off topic but need ideas (cheap and easy) > for shutdown of a machine (Jet 25” planner) when overloaded, eg the drive > belts are making high pitched sounds. My thought are: tach/generator on > drive shaft and slave shaft. Integrate the voltage on each and trip when > the integral hits a certain difference. > > I’m open to other approaches. : suggestions ? > Machine is not mine but part of a makerspace with both good and clueless > users. > Thanks ! > > Dave > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
