Re: Synchronizing Two Servo Motors

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From: Roland Jollivet <Roland.Jollivet@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:10 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Synchronizing Two Servo Motors


> I think you misunderstood my proposal.
>
> Use the belt as the drive mechanisn, not an axis coupling device.
>
> So you have a belt on either side of the gantry, running along the rail.
> Maybe the belt is 6m per side, looped and joined at the carrige.
>
> Then at one end of the machine, you have a shaft, as wide as the rails,
with
> a pulley at each end. The motor is directly coupled to the shaft.
>
> And the belts are perfectly suited to this application.
>
> Regards
> Roland
>
> 2009/3/11 Yahoo <yahoo@...>
>
> > Unfortunately those are open-ended belts. I need continuous loop,
which
> > tops
> > out at 48", then jumps to 120" with nothing in between.
> > --
> > Phil Mattison
> >
>