Question for anyone who has assembled a Pro machine with clearpath servos. I am assembling mine, and it seems like there should be more clearance between the Z axis motor and the Z axis cable track. Mine is curently rubbing as shown below:
Is there a different Z-axis cable track bracket when you get the Clearpath servos? One with more offset?
My other question is about mounting the AV40S spindle. The instruction manual says I should use the CRP144-23 base adapter to mount the spindle to. What I received is the CRP144-33 base adapter plate. The hole patterns are different, and with the -33 plate the only holes that line up are the 4 6mm holes, not the 6 8mm holes shown in the manual, as shown below:
I’m going to kick this one to our support team. I am not sure about that tramming plate…
As far as the motor goes you do have it mounted like it shows on the instructions. That cable track doesn’t move back there so it shouldn’t be an issue. You can also turn the motor 90 degrees if you want, on one of my test machine (one that was built before these were a product offering) I have it that way.
Can you show a picture from the other side, I’d like to see that cable track mounting bracket to see if it’s different.
Mine looks the same way, a little inconvenient when routing cables but no issues during operation.
I think you could easily use longer screws and make a little standoff plate with two holes or even a couple stacks of washers to place in between the bracket and the Z-axis to get some more clearance.
Hey @rcdude did you hear back from support about the tramming plate? I’m in the process of assembling my machine and just got to that step. My kit also included a CRP144-33 instead of the CRP144-23 that’s in the instructions. I submitted a support ticket but the Avid office is closed because of the flooding in the PNW right now (hopefully they’re all safe ).
The CRP144-33 plate holes don’t line up to where they should mount onto the AV40S spindle, so I’m guessing it’s a case of the wrong part being included.
I spoke with support about it and they said it was fine to use the M6 bolts that did line up, since the strength of the M6 bolts was perfectly adequate for the amount of force the spindle sees.
Thanks! Support responded to me with the same info yesterday . I was hesitant since the spindle is fairly heavy/bulky, and the M6 bolts are obviously smaller, but it also only mounts with 4 instead of the 6 M8s. But so far it’s holding strong.
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. I was hesitant since the spindle is fairly heavy/bulky, and the M6 bolts are obviously smaller, but it also only mounts with 4 instead of the 6 M8s. But so far it’s holding strong.