You must be a happy camper other than the lost time. In my case the DRO was telling me things were off. And of course holes in the wrong place. John
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > Sent: October-05-22 7:54 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] losing encoder counts > > Wow, it gets deeper! > > It is NOT the encoder, or anything in the encoder-reading > process. > > I marked the motor shaft, and the motor is returning to the > exact same position every cycle. > > Well, I tried a different indicator and mount, and the > problem was in the indicator mount!� I was using an old > knock-off of an IndiCol that clamps around the spindle nose > or end mill holder and has several rods with locking > thumbnuts on them.� These swivel joints were slipping just a > tiny bit each time the vise touched the indicator, even > though they were PRETTY tight!� Ugh, 3 days of going around > in circles trying to tell where the issue was! > > Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
