Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help with Renishaw TP1 Touch Probe?

sciciora wrote:

>Thanks for the replys! When using my fluke multimeter (that can read
>up to 20 Meg Ohm) I either get nothing, or if I pull on the tip just
>right, I can get some contact (the few hundred ohms). Thanks for
>letting me know about the max resistance and max current; good numbers
>to know! And confirming my assumptions on how it works.
>
>I figured out how to open it up some more. The other side (the side
>you can't see in the picture, the one with the rubber boot around the
>tip) had a cap that seems to be RTV glued on. I used a razor to
>scrape out as much of the glue as I could, then pulled a little and
>the cap came off. So at least now I can see inside the thing...
>
>

You might want to squirt some mild solvent, like rubbing alcohol in there
and see if that helps. it may have just gotten contaminated by dripping
spindle oil or coolant off-spray that got inside and coated the balls and
pins. Your extra applied force may be enough to break through the
oil film.

Jon