Are the linear scales mechanically adjustable?

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:25 AM, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am in discussion with a chap who is retrofiting a Hardinge HXL. It
> has linear scales, interpolator boxes set to 256x and is running a
> 5i25/7i77 combo.
>
> The repeatability is good. Actually is is better than good, it returns
> to the exact same digit on a 0.1um (0.000004") length probe every
> time.
> http://youtu.be/2oWc6val6ME
>
> The problem is that the travel distance isn't accurate. A 50mm move is
> out by 0.158mm. The encoder scale is set to 25600 (10um scales, 256
> interpolation).
> It doesn't seem like it could be missed encoder counts or the
> repeatability wouldn't be so good.
>
> Any ideas where to look? Bear in mind that this is all done by linear
> scales.
>
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