DRO Glass scale repair after chopping wiring.

In today's video, we will repair the wiring to one of my DRO glass scales on my lathe.
The steel cable got jammed in the cross slide and sheared off.
We will strip the scale from the lathe and remove the read head,
remove the circuit board from the read head and tidy solder joints.
Ascertain pin out from cables in plug to read head then resolder cables.
Reinstall on lathe and test.
Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed this video
Cheers Mike

[@pudster2237]

That was such fun to watch. Thanks Mike for showing us this. Now I will know what to do when I do this!

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Hi. Thanks for watching and commenting. I hope you don't need to repair yours. Cheers Mike

[@MattysWorkshop]

Brilliant repair mate, well done

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Hi Matty. Nearly as good as fixing a gear box on a mower. Thanks for watching.
Cheers Mike

[@wyliemacbean1157]

Hello Mike, can you reverse the scale reader on the scale? turn it around so the cable is coming out the other end of the scale? or can it only go inside the scale one way? I am fitting my DRO to my lathe and all of my gib screws are on the right side of the cross slide, so I have decided to put the DRO on the chuck side and I will make a few extra covers for protection of the scale and reader. It is a JENIX DRO.
Can you enlighten me please, cheers.
Wylie

[@mikesworkshopadventures]

Hi Wylie
The reader on my scales can only fit in one direction. However the scale can be mounted with either side against the cross slide. You can mount on either side of the cross slide with the cable facing away from user. I hope this makes sense to you. Cheers Mike