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by devin_decater
Thu Oct 06, 2022 12:11 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis
Replies: 7
Views: 4342

Re: Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis

So I think the encoder was slipping on the shaft during rapid moves. I realigned the encoder using the move sync and tightened the piss out of the screws, it holds alignment now. Not sure what you mean by this. Encoders are not calibrated. The servos on my older AC Servo system require quadrature co...
by devin_decater
Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:28 am
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis
Replies: 7
Views: 4342

Re: Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis

Well, here's a quick update - both good and bad news. I ordered a new encoder from Centroid - installation was relatively easy, ran the move Sync and got the encoder lined up and everything works great. Until I power the machine down and boot back up. The machine will not home if the 4th axis is ena...
by devin_decater
Fri Jul 15, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis
Replies: 7
Views: 4342

Servo/Encoder on Fourth Axis

I’ve been working to get the fourth axis together on my antique M400 machine. It was working fine when I originally bought the machine (well used) in 2018, but I never had a job for it and blew up the servo drives (SD3 and SD1) in 2019.(I think my solar system was the culprit, I regularly see 257 vo...
by devin_decater
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:18 pm
Forum: Centroid Oak, Allin1DC, MPU11 and Legacy products
Topic: Encoder Basics
Replies: 66
Views: 175018

Re: Encoder Basics

My bad - you're right, this should have been a new thread. It's been a LONG time since I've done any forum communication. Feel free to delete - I'm starting new thread now.