wayne_webb
08-17-2009, 04:10 PM
I have a PRT standard, running windows software, and one of the older mechanical/contact probes with 2 wires. I connected the black wire to "input 1" and the white one to ground as per instructions.
I wanted to scan the perimeter of an object (2D) so I first tested it on a workpiece, holding the workpiece down by hand. It seemed to be working great; stopping on the edge, moving over and stopping again as it worked around the object. So, all excited, I screwed the workpiece down, setup again, and this time, when the stylus contacts the object, it bends the stylus without backing up again. Now I've noticed that when I jog the x or y axis using the keypad, the Bot does not stop immediately, it continues for about a half second or so. It didn't do that before the stylus incident. WHat have I torn up now?
Thanks!
Wayne
I wanted to scan the perimeter of an object (2D) so I first tested it on a workpiece, holding the workpiece down by hand. It seemed to be working great; stopping on the edge, moving over and stopping again as it worked around the object. So, all excited, I screwed the workpiece down, setup again, and this time, when the stylus contacts the object, it bends the stylus without backing up again. Now I've noticed that when I jog the x or y axis using the keypad, the Bot does not stop immediately, it continues for about a half second or so. It didn't do that before the stylus incident. WHat have I torn up now?
Thanks!
Wayne