MS-272-100 Digital Linear Scale direction of reading

[Peter Cook 6Participant @petercook6]

I have just acquired a MS-272-100 Digital Linear Scale from M-DRO to fit to my little lathe. Having tested it, it reads inverted to the way I would prefer, i.e I would like the readings to go positive where now they are negative.

Does anyone know if switching the slider round relative to the read head  will alter the direction of reading?

I have asked M-DRO and they don’t know but will ask the factory.

The other way is just to try it, but I thought I would ask here first.

[bernard towersParticipant @bernardtowers37738]

I fitted one of those to the Z on my mill a few months ago after the old MDRO one failed and yes you are right it only reads pos in one direction whereas the old failed one you could tell it what direction to read. (This is progress!).

[Author]

Posts