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07-29-2017, 02:13 PM
My Bridgeport has DRO's that are a fine stainless steel cord wrapped around a drum connected to an encoder disc. The wire is tensioned by a spring, and wiped by a rubber wiper as it enters the drum enclosure. Been working faultlessly for 15 years now. These are the things:

http://bwelectronics.co.uk/modular-dros/...-displays/

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Planer conversion - by Dr Stan - 07-28-2017, 10:36 PM
RE: Planer conversion - by Vinny - 07-29-2017, 09:44 AM
RE: Planer conversion - by Dr Stan - 07-29-2017, 10:02 AM
RE: Planer conversion - by f350ca - 07-29-2017, 11:12 AM
RE: Planer conversion - by awemawson - 07-29-2017, 02:13 PM
RE: Planer conversion - by Dr Stan - 07-30-2017, 11:27 PM



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