Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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I have little clue how to trouble shoot electronics, but the community is awesome. Mike and Peter ganged up on this amazing analog grinding wheel balancer, which Otto sent to me, and we get to test it out on Franz's big TOS cylindrical grinder, as well as on the Jones + Shipman 540 surface grinder.
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Peters schematic can be found here.
github.com/pcjc2/Balantron_hardware
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00:00 - Intro
03:15 - Troubleshooting the Balantron
04:13 - French polish the instrument case
05:56 - Scoping the wave form
10:55 - Mail time
11:10 - Mikes trouble shooting
15:37 - The actuator
19:04 - Cable or connector damage
21:34 - Finish the case
26:36 - RTFM
29:02 - Does it work?
31:48 - Does the fine balanced wheel improve surface finish?
36:14 - What have we learnt?
37:18 - Trying the Balantron on a bigger grinder
43:38 - Norton #2 diamond grinding wheel dresser.