Thread: Encoders on Drive Train DON'T WORK.
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Re: Encoders on Drive Train DON'T WORK.
We solved quite a few mysteries tonight, and I figure I should share here in case anyone else happens to find yourself in a similar situation.

We were able to work with the shooter encoder and work out the following:
1. The shooter encoder itself worked, but was damaged and impacted its reading (I'll address this in more detail in thread 103631)... we fixed the damage and with this good connection determined several points of failure:

2. Determined all 3 wires (2 drive, one shooter) all valid
3. The encoder on the right driver side does not work period (defected)
4. Slots 1-4 and 9-12 all do not work on the digital side car

I left at the moment we swapped the dsc, so hopefully tomorrow we'll be able to work this out. Thanks everyone for your help and be sure to go over to 103631 for the shooter as I believe this will impact more people if their shooter vibrates a lot like ours.