FARO Edge
September 2012
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Chapter 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
FARO Laser Line Probe:
• Damage to compensation artifact.
• Do not drag the probe over the FARO Compensation Plate during the plane
measurement. Lift the probe in between points to avoid scratching the
surface of the plate.
• Poor probe compensation technique.
• Do not do short sweeps with the FARO Laser Line Probe during
compensation.
• Dirty lens.
• Clean the top and bottom lenses with the cloth from the FARO Laser Line
Probe Case. Dirt and grease on either lens can cause poor results.
Probes
• Measuring with Point Probes.
• Measuring with chipped, loose or cracked ball probes.
• Measuring with probe extensions. The extensions will deflect.
Measurement Environment
• Measuring close to an end stop can induce unwanted stress.
• Binding or hyper-extending the Edge can cause unnecessary stress.
• “Leap Frogging” or repositioning the device using the Move Device Position
command.
• Excessive vibration in the surrounding area can produce unwanted results.
• Rapid changes in ambient temperature can cause errors in the Edge's automatic
temperature compensation.
• Measuring using poor techniques; minimum number of measured points per
feature, moving while recording individual points, small coverage area, etc.
N
OTE: If the Edge is mounted on granite, do not measure objects that are not
mounted to the granite.
Edge Setup
Turn equipment on and allow to warm-up for at least 30 minutes. For optimum
performance, FARO recommends you allow the equipment to warm-up for 60
minutes.
Check that ambient temperature is not fluctuating more than 3°C (5.4°F) over a
five minute period.
• On the Fold-Down Touch Screen Controller:
• Touch the DIAGNOSTICS button.
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