Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: > > Encoders on the screws should be OK if there's no backlash between the > motor and the screw. It's a good rule of thumb to consider that every > step the encoder is moved away from the motor makes PID tuning harder. > I do this on my Bridgeport, and have had no problems. Toothed belts may have a little "squirm" when worn, but they don't exhibit what would normally be called backlash. The belts are QUITE taut, however.
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