Originally Posted by
Dave Rothermel
I have the original encoders. bloke said They were 1000ppr. the screws are
5 turns per inch. Does that mean that i need 5000 counts for a inch. How much kernel speed should we run. I have a 2.8 GHZ. computer. Dave
If the motor direct drives a 5t/inch B.S. and the encoder is 1000p/rev, after the x4 drive multiplication of the pulses, this would equal 4000p/rev with one rev being .2", therefore the resolution is .2/4000 = .00005".
Al.
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