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    How does Industrial hobbies use one optical limit for Home and bot limits? Where would I found a switch like that? I know the digikey switch was talked about but that is only one sensor. It would be nice to have an IH similar setup.
    http://www.industrialhobbies.com/how...optical_limits
    http://www.industrialhobbies.com/how...structions.htm
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    The switch has a trigger bar that can activate from either side. So for example on your X axis you would mount the switch itself on the XY saddle and two stops one towards each end of the table (such that they activate the switch at the appropriate point).
    Then EMC2 allows you to specify that the limit switch(s) and home switch are shared.

    Alan


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    thanks


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    Al,

    Could you please delete as the info has been gone over many times before.


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    Quote Originally Posted by krymis View Post
    How does Industrial hobbies use one optical limit for Home and bot limits? Where would I found a switch like that?
    There are two switches side by side, here is a close-up of the ones that I am making. Using digikey part
    http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...name=H22LOB-ND
    http://www.tpworks.net/P1010013.JPG
    Last edited by tpworks; 03-10-2008 at 03:12 AM.
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    Hi tpworks,

    could you please post the circuit you are using.

    Thanks
    Phil


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