View Single Post
  #4   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 16-02-2011, 11:48
anthonyttu anthonyttu is offline
Texas Instruments Engineer
AKA: Master Chief
FRC #5417 (Eagle Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Dallas
Posts: 62
anthonyttu has a spectacular aura aboutanthonyttu has a spectacular aura about
Re: Potentiometer Placement

We have used the surgical tubing with the zip tie method in past years with very surprising results. It is very accurate with as long as they are close together (under an inch apart). The surgical tubing also gave some much needed dampening. We used it until we switched to optical encoders last year.