[labnetwork] Dektak 3030ST - stylus down timeout error

[Goodman, James R]

We have also had this problem in the past on an XT. It turned out we had a bad stylus. If you have a spare change it out and try again.

Jay.

— James Goodman

University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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On 9/16/17, 11:30 PM, "labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu on behalf of Kevin McPeak" <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu on behalf of kmcpeak at lsu.edu> wrote:

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>The Dektak 3030ST contact profilometer here at LSU is giving a
>"Stylus Down Timeout" error. As a result, the system will not perform
>any scans.
>
>Have any of you observed this error before and if so how did you resolve it.
>
>Regards,
>Kevin
>
>-- 
>Kevin M. McPeak
>Assistant Professor
>Louisiana State University
>Dept. of Chemical Engineering
>110 Chemical Engineering Bldg Room 324
>S. Stadium Drive
>Baton Rouge, LA  70803
>email: kmcpeak at lsu.edu
>phone: 225-578-0058
>
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