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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cheap and easy spindle index sensor for G540 and Mach 3
« on: September 19, 2010, 09:51:48 PM »
Doh! Sorry about that, forgot about cabling since I had these things lying around the shop already. Cabling with one female quick disconnect runs ~$4-5 per meter. The connectors are well worth the small added cost. I've dunked these sensors a number of times on the water table and they are apparently water tight. If you are using these things in a lathe/milling environment then you don't have to worry about coolant, etc. They have been impervious in a plasma cutting environment where - along with heat, jarring, submersion, and RF - are exposed to the dreaded fine magnetic dust, and they just perform. These are a rugged sensor/cable for a shop environment.
Thanks for sharing your methods. Don't forget about the sensor cable. If memory serves correct, I think there about as much as the sensor.