drum torque < drive > This command drives the drum in 'torque' mode (otherwise known as 'open loop' mode). A torque 'drive' value in 'Newton-meters' is specified and the drum amplifier supplies the necessary drum motor current to achieve this torque. The drum controller ignores feedback from the drum tach encoder in torque mode. The assumption is that some external friction or mechanical load is present that prevents the drum from accelerating to excessive velocity. The drum should be taken out of torque with the 'idle' command. This will remove output drive from the drum motor and (if the drum is currently moving) allow the drum to 'coast' to a stop over time. As a safety measure the drum will automatically switch to 'idle' mode if drum velocity exceeds 100 RPM. Requirements to spin the drum in excess of 100 RPM in torque mode are unlikely (and probably unsafe). Gravure Japanese_Newspaper_OEM_Engine Lotem_400_Fiber_Head_Machine Lotem_800_Fiber_Head_Machine Lotem_Quantum Magnus_400 Magnus_800 Magnus_VLF Slave_MCE_Firmware Thermoflex Trendsetter_400/800 Trendsetter_NEWS Trendsetter_Series_4 This command is available only at the 'expert' access level. It is typically used for testing and debugging purposes. This command is available. Expert 14-Jun-2001

../commands/drum_idle.xmlCommand: drum idle

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