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Probe "dancing" during calibration and/or execution

We are running a rather long probe build and using it some horizontal wrist angles.  The problem is that during both calibration and execution of the program, the probe will start "dancing".  It might take a hit, but then it will start moving back and forth in a short stroke.  Then the light goes out in the head, almost as if the probe because dislodged, but it hasn't because we can see that it is not.  See attached probe build.  We even swapped out the TP20 and that didn't help.  Any ideas?  I'm about at my wit's end.  

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  • With all of those extensions you have a 130mm long stylus.  Way longer than Renishaw suggests for even the extended force module (60mm max).  At that length/weight it might even be losing contact at the kinematic connection between the module and the probe body.  

    You might be able to get that to work if you really reduce your acceleration, touchspeed, and movespeed.  Even if you get it to calibrate you should check the measuring accuracy against some sort of reference gauge.  

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  • With all of those extensions you have a 130mm long stylus.  Way longer than Renishaw suggests for even the extended force module (60mm max).  At that length/weight it might even be losing contact at the kinematic connection between the module and the probe body.  

    You might be able to get that to work if you really reduce your acceleration, touchspeed, and movespeed.  Even if you get it to calibrate you should check the measuring accuracy against some sort of reference gauge.  

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