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Milling machine ems-i dro pickup damage

This topic has 10 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 20 February 2022 at 10:28 by Tommy Smith.

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19 February 2022 at 17:33 #586268
Tommy Smith
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I have a ems-i DRO pickup that came with my first milling machine, one of the dro pickups was unfortunately damaged in transit.

The DRO is an ems-i

I know there was a thread on ems DRO's a few years ago so I searched and only found a bit of a Facebook page that has had nothing posted for years.

Could I buy a new scale and pickup from another supplier/ manufacturer and integrate it into the existing dro unit?

Does any one have any info on where I could get a like for like replacement?

Thanks, Tommy
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19 February 2022 at 17:33 #14473
Tommy Smith
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Damaged DRO pickup advice
19 February 2022 at 18:23 #586279
DiogenesII
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To this layman it looks like a standardish 'mass market' glass scale.

..a picture of the plug (and maybe the display unit) might suggest a clue / jog someone's memory..
19 February 2022 at 18:48 #586280
Dave Halford
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The D type pin outs may no be the same even if the head is compatable , check the specs before plugging in.
19 February 2022 at 19:00 #586281
Tommy Smith
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Thanks, good idea, here's pictures of the screen, connectors and the pickup part that broke inside the housing…
19 February 2022 at 19:20 #586284
JasonB
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Have a search of the forum using the google search part way down the home page for EMSi and you should find the name of their main parent company who may be able to help with a replacement it's been mentioned in a couple of threads.
19 February 2022 at 20:52 #586298
Clive Foster
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The EMS-i manual for your console should have the pin out / socket in connection details for the scale.

Looking briefly at one of the manuals I hoovered up when considering buying an EMS-i system the scales appear to be standard TTL level quadrature output types. Unfortunately the D type connector pin assignments aren't completely standard between makes so you will need to verify that any scale of a different make has either the same pin-outs as the original or, if its different, that you can get an adapter cable.

M-DRO list the connector pin assignments for the scales they sell and have a range of adapter cables so it should be possible to sort out a suitable replacement. As far as I'm aware the scales M-DRO supply have the most common connector pin layout.

Clive
19 February 2022 at 21:20 #586304
Richard Millington
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http://www.electronicaems.com/

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Email : bruce@bmrms.co.uk
19 February 2022 at 21:27 #586305
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@mgnbuk
Try Michael Highley at Advanced Machine Tool Services NW for EMS-i parts – from their Faceache presence :

"For any enquiries or information please contact us via our Facebook page, email office@amtsltd.co.uk, Instagram or Tel 01706819410 "

Nigel B.
20 February 2022 at 07:01 #586333
JasonB
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That's the one I was thinking of Nigel, Thanks.
20 February 2022 at 10:28 #586378
Tommy Smith
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Thanks all, much appreciated hopefully this will lead to the dro being fully operational again.
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