Re: Enco/Sargon Scale Problem

Thanks Darren,

It appears that I have a broken LED. Moving the spring around didn't
help, then I noticed that one of the 8 LEDs (I guess they are
LEDs)didn't look like the rest. I wonder how I could replace that? I
did try to post some pictures but I couldn't figure out how to do it.
There was no "add pictures" or "albums" option.

Randy





--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Darren Clark <biggranger@...>
wrote:

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>
> The reader head might be out of alignment. Most scales I work with
> (Renishaw, Zeiss, Brown and Sharpe) the reader head must be aligned

with

> the scale to work correctly. I know absolutely nothing about your setup
> (are scales are glass, metal tape, or glue backed tape? Or the reader
> head, analog, digital signals, or optical?). You might want to try
> playing with the alignment of the reader first. Note though, if the

head

> does not have rollers or slider pads that ride on the scale it should
> not touch or press against the scale. Some digital pictures would help
> in identifying what you have.
>
> Hope this helps a bit.
> Darren Clark
>
>
> Randy Jacobs wrote:
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> > (This was originally posted to Rec.Crafts.Metalwor king and they
> > suggested I post here)
> >
> > I've done it now. The cross slide on my lathe has been giving me
> > problems. I hesitated to do anything because it meant that I had to
> > remove the DRO scale. My cross slide is now working like new. But even
> > though I handled the scale as if it were nitroglycerin, my worst fears
> > have come true. When I reassembled everything, the read out now reads
> > 0.000" no mater what the position on the cross slide is in. The other
> > scale, that I didn't touch, works fine, as does the receiving unit.
> >
> > I was not aware that Sargon is no longer in business. Now what do I
> > do? Anyone have an idea on how I can fix this thing? I really don't
> > have a budget for a new DRO.
> >
> > The scale itself is a Sargon LG330-8. The system is Enco (Sargon
> > model 625) Are scales of different brands interchangeable?
> >
> >
> > I have now taken the scale apart. Knowing very little about DRO's,
> > everything looked OK. There were no broken or loose parts. There was
> > surprisingly very little swarf or grime inside. I did find a broken
> > orange wire. I soldered it back together, put everything back together
> > and no change, The read out still shows zeros.
> >
> > While apart I noticed that the spring on the head assembly held the
> > read head to the base. The spring is quite stiff. It seems to me that
> > the spring should push the head toward the glass.
> >
> > I would appreciate any help from this group.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Jay Cups
> >
> >
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