Small 0.2mm Probe Keeps Breaking

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Hi all,

Our DS 0.2mm x L 18mm (626103-5122-018) keeps breaking. It has broken during re-qualificaiton at 15mN force and 5% probing dynamic and during parts inspection. While observing the probe during a qualification with a digital microscope, that probe is flexing.

Does someone also have experience with 0.2mm probes that can share some wisdom?

Thank you!

[[Ma...]]

I would exclude dynamic tensor - this probe would be better just for points - scanning can be tought for this probe

[[Er...]]

Hi Martin,

Good point. We did in fact change the qualification mode for dynamic tensor to tensor after breaking it the first time. However, while re-qualifying it, it broke again. 

We'd like to come up with a recipe that allows us to reliably use 0.2 mm probes. Avoiding scans could be a part of the recipe. 

Thank you.

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Many probes have some amount of flex in them.  The function of the qualification, i.e. Tensor, Dynamic Tensor, Passive qualification, etc., is to measure the amount of flex that a stylus has, often referred to as the "bending map". Once this has been established, it is used to correctly measure features.

 

 

[[Er...]]

Hi all, 

Thank you everyone for your inputs. I used the six point calibration and the probe seems to be holding up for now.