The whole probe: both rugged and sensitive On-machine inspection of EDM electrode can require a little more finesse as compared to on-machine inspection of metal parts.

The whole probe: both rugged and sensitive

On-machine inspection of EDM electrode can require a little more finesse as compared to on-machine inspection of metal parts. Probes must be extremely sensitive to avoid breaking most distant delicate part features or deflecting the graphite, which would generate erroneous data. However, probes must also be rugg enough to withstand jolting machine motions without registering false triggers.

For electrode inspection, trigger force forward conventional touch-trigger probes can be too great and sometimes non-uniform in different approach

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