I'm wondering if anybody knows the best place to position a proximity sensor on the X2 to measure spindle speed. I've got all the wiring side worked out so the pulses can be fed into my G540 and passed onto Mach 3, but I have no idea about placement for the sensor. If anybody has a picture they could share that would be great for us visual-learners, or a description would be gratefully accepted in absense of photo(s). I've seen 2 types of sensors, one is a barrel-shaped design, and the other is a rectangular 'pickup' shape. This is one I've been looking at...
SN04-P 5mm Proximity Sensor Square Approach Switch New (eBay item 160528366582 end time 06-Feb-11 08:02:55 AEDST) : Business Industrial
Thanks,
Steph