Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Brush DC servo not for contouring?

RC wrote:

> Ok, this is going to show how "green" I am, because even though I have
> heard of those terms, not sure what they mean..... I am using a Yamaha
> linear SXY series, within it's case, there is a THK type slide, and a
> ballscrew. It is very efficient, and moves very easy, and the pitch is quit
> quick, 8mm per turn. So I thought I kill two birds with one stone, and use
> a gear head motor system to let the motor move faster, yet more powerful,
> and adding resistance to the Yamaha.
>
> Your right, if the gear head has backlash, then it will not work, this is an
> unknown..... any suggestion and ideas?????

You can use toothed belts and sprockets. These are non-backlash, at
least when the belts are new. You can cobble up nearly any ratio you'd
desire.

By the way, are the ballscrews anti-backlash?

Jon