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Re: Counting number of turns

What is turning? Wheels? Warm drive? Arm?

Try to get your hands on an encoder or gear tooth sensor (hall effect sensor) (Pretty much the same as an encoder)

Potentiometers normally go only 1-10 turns, encoders dont have a limit.