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Re: Team 254 Presents: 2013 Build Blog

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Originally Posted by Gregor View Post
So if I'm understanding this correctly, the encoder is just floating or resting on something?
It's generally just floating, with whatever's holding onto the wire (typically a ziptie) providing the tiny amount of force needed to keep the encoder from spinning with the axle.

The idea behind this is to not mechanically over-constrain the encoder, as rigidly mounting the encoder as well as pressing its shaft into the axle would do.
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