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Re: Encoders getting different rates

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
If you switched out all the parts of the slower encoder with another one and it stayed the same, that points to a software problem. In that case, I'd try replacing your "fast" encoder with the original "slow" encoder. If your formerly "slow" reads fast, then try swapping the cables. If it still reads fast, then it's a software thing or a really weird DSC problem. If it reads slow, then the problem is following the cable and you need a new cable. If you end up with two "slow" encoders back there at the beginning, then atleast you have two encoders that seem to be performing the same.
That's not exactly how it worked. We had 2 encoders that were never used or if they were very slightly. We put those on, and only one was getting a reading. We replaced the one that wasn't working with an encoder from 2010 that we knew worked from that year. That is the one getting the slower reading.
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