Thread: Controlling Arm travel - Limit Switch or Mechanical Stop?
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Mechanical stop good
Posted by control guy at 1/31/2001 5:34 PM EST


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In Reply to: Re: Controlling Arm travel - Limit Switch or Mechanical Stop?
Posted by Joe Ross on 1/31/2001 3:35 PM EST:



Last year, we had a device on our robot that moved so fast that it would blow right past the limit switches and never turn off. We put good ol mechanical stops in and no more problem.

So my advice would be, use both. Mechanical stop and limit switch or pot. Only thing with pot is, make sure it doesn't slip.

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