On Mon, Dec 9, 2019 at 06:42 PM, Richard wrote:
There is no way I would run an encoder for the ELS via a gear. I would
suggest that with an encoder with a shaft you only consider a timing
belt drive.
Ralph,
I agree with Richard.? The bearing on a small, inexpensive encoder of the type we can source easily from China would simply not support the radial load of a gear that size.? (Personally, I would not drive it with any sized gear, but that's me.)? Timing belt drive would really be the preferred approach, IMO.
The company I worked for made very heavy-duty encoders that would handle a gear like that (price: around US $600.00 each and up), but we would STILL recommend that a separate shafted bearing assembly was used with the gear, and the encoder coupled to the end of that shaft, thereby minimizing loading.? Another alternative, of course, would be a hollow-shaft encoder, but again, not very price friendly when big enough for our spindles.? You might be able to find a not terribly expensive one from China; I have never searched.
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Regards,
Charlie
New Jersey, USA
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