Hello!
Running PC-DMIS 2013 MR1 SP5 With a TP200 Tactile/Vision System
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So I've got this probe here; a 45° on a knuckle (I believe is the term)
It does not rotate, it's fixed at 45°.
Well... I recently had a crash and destroyed the TP200 module ($$$) which has been replaced. [If that's correct; the piece with the red light!]
This module is, as you can imagine, clocked slightly differently than the last one (I had to reload all of my probes into the probe changer manual/DCC or they would not seat correctly)
Which was easy.
Well now I've got this probe! It's swayed!
With the old module, the 45° probe was **** near (if not) perfectly in line with Y- (So it faces 45° between Z- and Y-)
With the new module, it's tilted 45° towards X- (So now it's 45° between Z- and Y-,
AND 45° between Y- and X-!)
I'm curious on if that matters.
Ideally I'd just unscrew it a little, make the adjustment, lock it back in and calibrate.
I'd like to know how precisely I need to have it aligned, I guess? I think the fixed 45° won't change, because of the knuckle, I just need to change its X rotation.
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Will "eyeballing" (e.g. not using an indicator) to "level" the probe to Y- be fine? As in there will be negligable uncertainty from doing so, or should I call Hex-a-Tech?
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Hmm... All looks like word soup to me. Hopefully you guys understand what I'm looking for. Per my understanding (of star probes) it doesn't matter a whole lot (as long as it's not like crazy tilted), but I don't use this probe (literally ever except today, though I'd like to use it more) and I want to make sure my setup is correct.
We're due for calibration pretty soon, so someone'll be out here I can defer all my questions to,
eventually
Hoping y'all have some advice
