Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BEI encoder replacement

Pity about that.

Heve a look at these. You could install within a day;

http://www.amtencoder.com/Product
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Cat=1966131&k=amt

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?lang=en&site=us&keywords=AMT102-V%20KIT

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Regards
Roland

On 11 October 2010 23:46, James Reed <jsreed@...> wrote:

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> Well, I tried a new bulb, and only B channel worked. I took it to a friend
> and "expert" who broke the glass scale. So I am taking the whole encoder out
> and trying to figure out how to quickly replace it with a Avago (HP)
> encoder. That's why I wanted to find the person who had done this before.
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> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>
> From: dmauch@... <dmauch%40seanet.com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:50:51 +0000
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: BEI encoder replacement
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> Lets us know what you ended up doing to fix the encoder.
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> Dan Mauch
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> www.camtronics-cnc.com
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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "goslowjimbo" <jsreed@...> wrote:
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> > This message is cross posted on several web sites. The Z axis on my
> Bridgeport BTC1 has acted up. Seems the encoder used (past tense) an
> incandescent bulb. I once found an editorial where someone replaced one of
> these can type BEI encoders with one of the new, miniature all solid state
> encoders. They had a complete pictorial on how to do it, although, as I
> recall, they didn't tell much about the bearings and what kind of hardware
> they had to use to adapt. Does anyone recall this article, and where it is?
> I'd love to ask the editor some questions.
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