Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
Posted by
Jon Elson
on 2002-10-29 23:08:12 UTC
alex wrote:
cogging effect
that causes cyclical errors every tooth, and then the chains have
variations in pitch
from roller to roller, which varies as the chain ages, and the rollers
and pins wear.
There may be instrument-grade chains, but normal bicycle chain, besides
being heavy
enough to break an encoder, are certainly not manufactured to the
tolerances needed.
W. M. Berg has all sorts of miniature instrument-type cable-chains that
use plastic
molded over aircraft cable. These are not instrument-grade accuracy,
but might work
better than the bicycle chain. I use them in my mill, but only for
tachometer drive,
not the encoders.
Jon
>This may be a stupid question, but why not to use a normal bicycleSprockets and chains, unless very carefully designed have an inherent
>chain\sprocket combination for driving an encoder?
>Is it a backlash issue?
>
>
cogging effect
that causes cyclical errors every tooth, and then the chains have
variations in pitch
from roller to roller, which varies as the chain ages, and the rollers
and pins wear.
There may be instrument-grade chains, but normal bicycle chain, besides
being heavy
enough to break an encoder, are certainly not manufactured to the
tolerances needed.
W. M. Berg has all sorts of miniature instrument-type cable-chains that
use plastic
molded over aircraft cable. These are not instrument-grade accuracy,
but might work
better than the bicycle chain. I use them in my mill, but only for
tachometer drive,
not the encoders.
Jon
Discussion Thread
Roger Linscheid
2002-10-28 18:49:39 UTC
DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
jcc3inc
2002-10-29 06:44:30 UTC
Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
alex
2002-10-29 07:47:00 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
John A. McFadden
2002-10-29 12:58:04 UTC
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Matt Shaver
2002-10-29 21:15:03 UTC
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Raymond Heckert
2002-10-29 21:29:55 UTC
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Raymond Heckert
2002-10-29 21:29:55 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
Jon Elson
2002-10-29 23:08:12 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
Jon Elson
2002-10-29 23:30:01 UTC
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John A. McFadden
2002-10-30 04:22:39 UTC
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2002-10-30 04:35:49 UTC
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gittt2000
2002-10-30 05:42:30 UTC
Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
alex
2002-10-30 06:48:27 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
alex
2002-10-30 06:49:18 UTC
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Tim Goldstein
2002-10-30 10:25:08 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?
Jon Elson
2002-10-30 10:34:19 UTC
Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: DRO encoders- Rotary or Linear?