I have a 9X42 Bridgeport J head and was recently given a LH30-2 readout but the previous owner couldn't find the scales. I called several Magnescale dealers and were told that the head is too old (I have T-shirts older than the head) and that there is nothing that can be done but buy one of their brand new dollar-heavy systems.
So;
1. I can't find any information about what the scale's output attributes are, why it won't work with any other Sony DRO scales, or which scales work with a LH30-2. Since an electromagnetic wave is an electromagnetic wave, why does the readout care which magnetic scale it came from.
2. Is the pinup the difference between scales? Changing the pinup is a pain, but not impossible.
3. My father and grandfather are master machinists. It wasn't long before they figured out how to make something work when it wouldn't. At minimum they knew how to assemble something which solved a problem. The makers and sellers of DROs appear to be afraid of clever solutions and a little hard work. I just don't know how to find scales that will work. Is this really a lost cause?
So;
1. I can't find any information about what the scale's output attributes are, why it won't work with any other Sony DRO scales, or which scales work with a LH30-2. Since an electromagnetic wave is an electromagnetic wave, why does the readout care which magnetic scale it came from.
2. Is the pinup the difference between scales? Changing the pinup is a pain, but not impossible.
3. My father and grandfather are master machinists. It wasn't long before they figured out how to make something work when it wouldn't. At minimum they knew how to assemble something which solved a problem. The makers and sellers of DROs appear to be afraid of clever solutions and a little hard work. I just don't know how to find scales that will work. Is this really a lost cause?