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Optical Limit + Home Switches

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by The Dude, Feb 8, 2014.

Optical Limit + Home Switches

Optical Limit + Home Switches

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by The Dude, Feb 8, 2014.

Optical home and limit switches for cnc, 3D printers, laser cutters, etc.

optical limit switch wiring circuit mount routy ox openbuilds
  1. The Dude

    The Dude Well-Known
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    The Dude published a new build:

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    #1 The Dude, Feb 8, 2014
  2. Mark Carew

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    Right on time Dude! Nice job thank you for this build
     
    #2 Mark Carew, Feb 8, 2014
  3. Dave M

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    Won't dust from cutting wood,foam, get in the sensors? Just wondering.
     
    #3 Dave M, Feb 8, 2014
  4. The Dude

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    It all depends how/where you mount them. They come with a protective sleeve which has a very tiny slit for the light to pass through. If the slit gets covered in dust it will trip the switch. All my switches are mounted in a way that dust can't settle on them. If a piece of debris flies through and trips it then I can just blow it off with air and hit resume.

    In the future I plan to make a vaccuum cleaner hose attachment to the spindle which will suck up debris while cutting so this won't be a problem for me going forward.
     
    #4 The Dude, Feb 8, 2014
  5. Robert Hummel

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    If you like create a single sided pcb layout in express pcb and upload the file
    I will etch you some boards free and ship
     
    #5 Robert Hummel, Feb 9, 2014
  6. Yves Gauvreau

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    Just in case you still look here ounce in a while, you mention the magic word, "precision". If you or someone else knows the answer, I'd like to know how precise is precise for this kind of sensor? I'd like to know if the aperture of the sensor as an effect on precision? Does someone know how repeatable these thing are?

    Anyone thought of using this type of sensor for setting Z zero?

    Thanks,
    Yves
     
    #6 Yves Gauvreau, Mar 10, 2016

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