Re: Servomotor w/Enc. Part II

Thank you for the information Tim. Any ideas of where I might find
some encoders tha meet this criteria, at a reasonable price?

Thank you
Tom Csibor.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, Tim Goldstein <timg@k...> wrote:
> My suggestion on the G320 is to select your encoders to keep the
count
> (slots X 4) in the 2000 to 5000 range per inch. That makes your
steps .0005"
> to .0002" and keeps the requirement on the computer in a realistic
range. So
> if you have a 200 slot encoder and 2:1 reduction on a 5 tpi screw
you will
> be at 2000 steps per inch and a 500 slot with the same setup will
put you at
> the 5000. If you go to a 1000 slot encoder you get 10,000 steps per
inch
> which can start taxing the computer at higher feed rates and gives
you a
> step distance (.0001") that most equipment will not produce anyway.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
>
>
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