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Ex model: UT100-50 ⇒ 50 mm travel
UT100.25CC.1 ⇒ I think CC.1 refers to the controller they are intended to be used with
The Newport / Micro Controle / Klinger UT100 line of motorized linear stages are reasonably priced, low profile stages. They may be a good choice if you want to build a custom compact microscope stage. Their main drawbacks are that 1), due to their higher than needed precision, they travel slower than desirable, and 2) the motor may be difficult to interface to.
McMaster inventory 2018-08-15
- 1x UE30/50mm: original pr0nscope y stage, probably moderately worn gears
- 1x UE30/50mm: bad shaft coupling
- 1x UE30/50mm: bad shaft coupling (trashed a few years back)
- 2x UE72/50mm: on order
- 2x UE30/50mm: drop in pr0nscope replacement
Motor
| Name | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| UE30 | Variable reluctance stepper | WARNING: most stepper drivers can't (correctly) handle these |
| UE71 | Permanent magnet stepper | Much larger than UE30 |
| UE72 | Permanent magnet stepper | Much larger than UE30 9 mH, 3.3 R, 1.6 A, 5.3 V |
Official controller is CC-1, which can handle UE72 and UE30
UE30 encoder stepper retrofit
pr0nscope attached an MDrive17 stepper to the encoder by doing the following:
- Used a scrapped MDrive17 for brackets
- Unbolt encoder cover
- Remove encoder
- Attach bracket to UE30
- Think I drilled a few holes?
- Attach standoffs to bracket on the four bolts
- Metric IIRC…M3 maybe
- Mate while inserting shaft coupler between MDrive and UT100
- Screw down standoffs
- Screw down shaft coupler
UE30 PM stepper replacement
I'd like to find a way to directly attach a stepper, such as an MDrive17. Look into this
Stage
If you crash the axis, an internal shaft coupler may shear (oops). TODO: figure out replacement part number
“bellows style shaft coupler”
https://www.mcmaster.com/#bellows-shaft-couplings/=1e68u37
- High-Misalignment Precision Flexible Shaft Couplings
- Looks like one of these
Connector
CC-1 manual: “This is a Jaeger 19 pin female connector used to connect stepping motors and Klinger's micropositioning stages to the CC-1 controller.”
2018-08-15:
- Think they are these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/332221856144 (Jaeger 530504-00). I've ordered a lot as a sample and will order more if they fit
- I'm making same cables
- Stepper wire: Molex 1552200235 (16 AWG, multi-conductor, 5 conductor)
mcmaster
| Unit | Travel (mm) | Motor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | UE-30PP | pr0nscope X, sheared coupler |
| 2 | 50 | UE-30PP | pr0nscope Y |
| 3 | 50 | UE-30PP | Broke years ago, threw out |
| 4 | 50 | UE-30PP | |
| 5 | 50 | UE-30PP | |
| 6 | 25 | UE71 | |
| 7 | 25 | UE71 |
2018-08-19
- Soldered a connector with pins 1-7, intended to test motor pins 1-6
Unit 4 measurements
- L @ 10 kHz
- A
- 1-2: 122 mH, 24.7 k
- 1-6: 68.0 mH, 13.8 k
- 2-6 66.0 mH, 12.7 k
- B
- 3-4
- 3-5
- 4-5
References
- Forum thread, although maybe not a lot here: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=213828.0
- Cross reference table referencing “Klinger Scientific Tables with UE 72 CC Servo Motor”: ftp://ftp.ni.com/support/motion/Manuals/nuDrive.pdf
- Goniometer product brief: https://www.equipx.net/uploads/Klinger/KlingerBG120goniometer.pdf