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Originally Posted by bvisness
Your problem is probably that the encoder does not measure in degrees... An encoder measures ticks per second, which is more suitable for measuring speed and distance than measuring angles..
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What an encoder "measures" depends on how its output signal is decoded. It can measure either angular position or angular speed. These can be converted into distance or linear speed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_encoder
A gyro is a poor choice for measuring the angle of an adjustable ram.