I WANT TO ADD MORE. I DID NOT ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM WITH OLD STYLE TP200 AT ALL. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ENCOUNTERED WITH THE NEW STYLE. ANOTHER NOTE IS THAT I AM WORKING WITH THE ORIGINAL BETA TYPE CONTROLLER BECAUSE I AM NOT NOTIFIED OF THE SWAP OUT IN TIME TO RECEIVE A NEW ONE. I HAVE WORKED WITH 2 DIFFERENT TP200S NEW STYLE AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE TP2 DOES NOT SHOW THIS PROBLEM AT ALL.
THE JOB THAT I USE THIS TP200 PROBE ON INVOLVES ABOUT SEGMENTED SCANS OF APPROXIMATELY 450 TOTAL POINTS PER LEVEL FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY SEEN WHEN I AM STRAIGHT IN OR NEAR NORMAL TO THE SURFACE SCANNING