measuring Force

[[Is...]]

If you Scan with a Ø 0.5 mm probe tip, do you reduce the measuring force or just keep the defaults?:
VAST/XT=200mN Ultra/VAST =150 mN XXT=100 mN

[[Ma...]]

Well it depends on surface and shape. If it is like measuring surface of cylinder, then you can keep calibrating forces, otherwise i would watch behaviour of touch.

I was measuring R3/R4 torus ( just R4 radius ) on forged part, where with 1mm stylus was some arrangement of tip when on VAST XT with 200mN - then i lowered to 100mN and touch was better - no slipping.

[[Th...]]

I've got a 0.5mm stylus in regular use. My XT settings for it are 100 mN force and 30% dynamic.

[[Ow...]]

The few 0.5mm probes I have come packaged from ITP styli with a WARNING on them recommending that you refer to your probe head manufactures speciation's to determine force limitations.
That said, I always use .100 mN force on anything equal to or less than 1.0mm Ø probes and for what ever reason I get better more repeatable qualifications results.
0.5 breaks very easily.

[[To...]]

Like Thomas Gorman, I use100mN and 30% dynamic on Active Sensors, though I have been successful with 50%, too. On Passive sensor, I use Sensitive and 30%