Originally Posted by
Krenovian
Option 3) is also more expensive but with the inclusion of an encoder on servo motors, rigid tapping becomes an option.
FWIW, "additional features with SpindleBlok include Spindle Orient and Rigid Tapping which require a spindle position sensor with derived information being sent to the machine controller." Now the SpindleBlok controller unfortunately does NOT work with BLDC motors : ( That said, I will be enquiring about the ability to add the positioning option to the DriveBlok, or getting the SpindleBlok to work with a BLDC if at all possible.
Again, the closest to plug and play with the best feature set at the most competitive cost is what I am going for... I see no reason to buy a new motor, unless the one in the Mikini is in some way defective. I have no reason to believe that to be the case. The drive, on the other hand, seems to be at the root of our issues...
Finally, BLDC motors do seem to have advantages in size, weight, torque, longevity, robustness... Seems like a worthwhile list to get our existing motor to work "right"... Cutting out the cost of having to buy yet another motor is just an additional benefit.
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