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Re: Alternate encoders?

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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
Is your shooter setup something like this:



If so, you can use a set of gears (as shown above), small polycord pulleys, timing belt, etc. to power an auxiliary encoder shaft.
We're trying to keep things simple and avoid having an idler like that just to power the encoder (although we have done similar idlers before).



bear24rw, thanks for pointing those out... I swear, I looked all over but must have missed those somehow. It sucks that they come out to be about $70 each though!