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Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ?

on 2004-11-16 22:09:45 UTC
> The THC I created is designed to work with MACH2 as the "logic" of
> the circuit. It assumes that you have full control from MACH2 of
> your Z axis with a stepper or step to servo controller. For the
> motor you listed, the 79 buck solution would be perfect. The
encoder
> from the servo is fed into the motor controller and used for
> postiional comparison.
>

My question is ...

"which is better, a stepper or servo on the Z for a THC'd unit.? "

Ballscrew, ACME ?

It seems that a servo would offer a lot of speed, but a stepper might
be stronger for slow speed steps.

Dave

Discussion Thread

John Heritage 2004-11-16 13:34:08 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC TomP 2004-11-16 16:03:27 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC caudlet 2004-11-16 16:59:06 UTC Re: Servos drivers + THC John Heritage 2004-11-16 18:17:03 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC John Heritage 2004-11-16 19:10:12 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC turbulatordude 2004-11-16 22:09:45 UTC Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ? TomP 2004-11-17 05:37:04 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ? turbulatordude 2004-11-17 07:57:17 UTC Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ? TomP 2004-11-17 11:02:24 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ? turbulatordude 2004-11-17 20:51:03 UTC Re: Servos drivers + THC servo ?