On Friday 19 June 2020 23:39:45 Jon Elson wrote: > On 06/19/2020 10:03 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > > Obviously I'm not contemplating threading at 10K RPM! However, I'd > > like to leave the encoder installed at all times which is why I'm > > concerning about it surviving at high RPM. Suggestion for a cheap > > gear tooth sensor? > > I have a little article on my web site : > http://pico-systems.com/bridge_spindle.html > > The sensor is the Allegro ATS667LSGTN-T It senses the > passage of the tooth in front of the sensor, so it gives a > nice 50% duty cycle over a wide speed range and different > tooth pitch. I get these from Digi-Key for about $8 each. > > Jon > And they work great, on ferrous gears, but they are all nylon in that machine. > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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