On Sunday 13 November 2016 00:21:24 Jon Elson wrote: > On 11/12/2016 08:29 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Back again; > > > > I stuck the 2nd one back in, right way to, but I guess it did not > > survive the reversed polarity, it can only pull down about half a > > milliamp. I have 7 more of them so I will use new ones for the last > > 2, A/B. > > > > But watching the one in the index position, I note that they stay in > > the last state, but does that affect the index adversely? > > Yes, they have a flip-flop that is driven by a comparator > that checks the difference between the two sensors > in each unit. So, they DO latch, that is the behavior as > per the data sheet. > > Now, with LinuxCNC, all you need is consistent operation in > ONE direction only. For instance, in a rigid tapping > operation, the spindle encoder is synched to the index at > the beginning of the operation and then the encoder is > allowed to count up and down as the tap progresses in and > then backs out. The spindle encoder is NOT resynched during > the whole operation. > > It is pretty clear that the index pulse would pick up the > opposite side of the hole or notch when running the opposite > direction, but that should not be a problem as mentioned above. > > It also seems that the A-B quadrature might slip one > quadrature count when the spindle reverses, but would then > slip the other way when reversing again. And, I'm not sure > that would actually occur, either. Anyway, a tiny slip in > the spindle count should not be much of a problem in most cases. > > I've rigid tapped thousands of 4-40 holes with combo > drill-taps without any problem, using the ATS667 sensors. > > Jon > Not knowing the internal workings as you do, I was somewhat concerned that there might be enough of a phase angle difference between directions to loosen a thread, particularly when running the g33.1 in a peck loop, giving me a chance to clean and anoint the tap during the pause I put into the loop just for that purpose. I think some of my loose threads are because the tap isn't straight. And I keep forgetting to order a couple 3mm from some other than dewalt/irwin because both of the $30 ea tap & matching drill kits I've bought have crooked taps, by about a 20 to 30 thou wobble. Z backlash setting accuracy should count for that too. As would a loose z nut holder. I have those bolts "tighter than a bulls ass in flytime" as an old Nebraska farmer was fond of saying, but I've had to pull the head off and put some more muscle yet into those bolts twice now. I am not the least impressed by that design at all. The foot print is way too narrow in the direction of the travel, and the bolts are arranged horizontally, so its a piece of cake to work them loose.
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