backlash

Definition

The appropriate product category Servomotors / Servo Drivers: The mechanical system has a dead zone between forward and reverse. A gear that changes from forward to reverse must turn by the amount of the dead zone before turning the specified amount. This movement is called the backlash. Backlash is given in minutes. One turn is 360 degrees. One minute is 1/60 of 1 degree. The smaller the backlash is, the less the dead zone is.

Glossary of Industrial Automation

Motion / Drives
- Servomotors / Servo Drivers
  - backlash

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