Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Worry, servo back powering Gecko

Hi,

Sounds like a great idea which would also have other applications - anyone
fancy designing a bit of circuitry to make the thing work???

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 18 July 2001 18:57
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Worry, servo back powering Gecko


> Hi Tom, List,
>
> Nice idea! A little big, but it could work. Panel shaft encoders are
> also cheap, and work quite nice. Easy task to read them in through two
> bits (digital) of a joystick port, and use the other two bits for "bump
> switches" (a value in a parameter is "bumped" each time the button is
> pressed, and rolls over). Put them all in a small die cast box, and you
> have a convenient pendent.
>
> Alan KM6VV
>
> thscarince@... wrote:
> >
> > Along similar lines, how about using a stepper simply as an encoder?
> >