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Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g / Re: New 200X Microscope Camera

« on: March 09, 2014, 11:52:31 PM »

JMF, here's some more pix, shoulda done this in the first post.
Actually, I bought this for my kid for Xmas. He doesn't use it much so I asked him if I can borrow it for a moment...

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Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g / Re: New 200X Microscope Camera

« on: March 09, 2014, 04:12:58 AM »

My Celestron 10-150x digital microscope. Got it at Fry's Electronics ~$60.00
I epoxied the included plastic clamp to the housing for rigidity, removed the ball swivel from the 1/4"-20 hole, made a bracket & 1/4"-20 thumb screw.
The resolution is phenomenal, focus is a breeze, and the added bonus is that there's a ring of white LEDs built into the housing. Plugs into the USB with some easy-peasy capture software, and voila!

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Sieg Machines / KX1 Z-Axis looses Zero Datum Point

« on: September 25, 2013, 09:11:49 AM »

Hello,

I have a KX1 that has been working quite well for the last 6 months, and recently I have been having the following problem:
At the end of some (perhaps 5%) G0 Z moves, the Z axis stepper will make a very prominent growling sound for about 1/2 second then the sound will stop. Then the machine will continue along it's programmed tool path as nothing happened, BUT the next G1 Z move will be a plunge into the part of approx 0.060" too deep, thus destroying the part. Upon checking the XYZ zero datum, I find that the Z datum has been relocated to approx -0.060" down from the initial setup zero.

No G4x or G5x codes or subroutines are used, and the G0 Z move when this problem occurs is in free air with no load. I've tried tuning the motor to an acceleration factor of 20 (up from 10) and a step setting of 5 (never changed). This seems to have resolved the issue, but I would like to hear from anyone with a similar problem.

Many thanks in advance,
Mike